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Originally Posted by Kirk007
Another thing to consider is the roads/off roads you will be riding. Baby heads and rock gardens - for me that sounds more like mountain bike territory than gravel, and you say 70/30 road so .....
No real weight savings with carbon (indeed you may be gaining weight compared to a nice alloy wheel) unless you spend $$$$. Do you need the aerodynamics of a deep rim? Do you want a really stiff rim? Is it going to matter much with big tires with high volume and low pressure?
I think only you can answer these questions but I wouldn't shy away from alloy just cause carbon is the new hot thing on the block. For example, Boyd Cycles makes some nice alloy wheels - Altamont, Altamont lite, the new CCC gravel specific design rim - I've had very good experiences with his wheels.
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Ccc replaced my ksyrium all road. They are soooo much better riding with higher volume tires and easier to mount and seal the tires.