Originally Posted by
Grambo
Wheelbuilder you pick your hub. DT Swiss 190 Ceramic if you want to go to the mat on excessive!
From what I have read, the DT Swiss 190 hubs use smaller bearings than the 240s to save marginal weight, which makes for a less durable hub, although the hub design itself is arguably better on the 190. I actually had some 240s repacked with Enduro Zero ceramics on a wheel rebuild and the hubs do coast a lot better than before but how much of this marginal real-world improvement one wants to shell out for is debatable.
Originally Posted by
joejack951
If I'm spending ~$2k, I'm building these (tubular though):
Front Hub: American Classic $112.00, 58g
Rear Hub: American Classic $229.00, 205g
Front Rim: Edge 1.25 $750.00, 215g
Rear Rim: Edge 1.25 $750.00, 215g
Front Spokes: DT Revolution (20) $37.00, 84.375g
Rear Spokes - DS: DT Competition (12) $16.80, 69.375g
Rear Spokes - NDS: DT Revolution (12) $22.20, 50.625g
Nipples: DT Swiss Alloy (44) $17.16, 13.75g
Total: $1,934.16, 911.125g
As far as your wheelset, and this is my opinion only, I'd really just shell out for some aero spokes (either Sapim CX-Ray or DT Swiss Aerolite). I had revolutions paired up to the 240s hubs and they catch a lot of wind (The DT Swiss 240s hubs I have are 28 spokes front, 32 rear). You are already shelling out $750 per rim for the supposed aero benefits and then offsetting the 1-3 watt savings by saving $100 or whatever on cheaper spokes that are not aero.