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Track wheels

Greetings fellas

I am assembling my first track bicycle. I have a road bicycle background and I know that wheels need to be as light as possible to facilitate the rider's acelaration of the bicycle and to save grams for difficult climbs. Now my question is, how should a good track wheel be and why? Do I need those road wheels with two and a half spokes per wheel or just the contrary? Do I need a super light carbon rim, or a simple 450 g aluminium rim is enough?

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