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Originally Posted by oldpotatoe
Of course..how to make a lighter, stiffer wheel? Light rim and sufficient spokes BUT that doesn't 'look' good on the LBS floor..marketeers make low spoke count wheels by increasing the rim weight a BUNCH(to make them reliable, sorta) and then use 18 spokes. BUT a little math...subtract 200 grams from that rim and add 14 spokes(32), which weigh about 3.5 OUNCES(120 grams or so)..but loses LBS and coffee shop points. 
For right above..OMG..battle of the equations... 
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I don't know why, but low spoke count wheels just look wrong to me. The same with "grouped" spokes. Give me a set of 28 - 32 wheels, Sapim DB spokes, DT hubs and Archtype(ish) rims any day. I'll ride them from gravel to hill climbs...and I'll have three sets shod with different tires for the same price as a set of fancy carbon wheels.