Originally Posted by
joejack951
For the true weight weenie, built with AC road hubs front and rear, same rims, 20/24 front/rear spokes, and aluminum nipples: ~1260 grams for $470 (build them yourself). I'm thinking of building these for my wife.
I have a set that has almost that specification, except I got a XR-270 rear rim instead: AC road hubs front and rear, XR-200/XR-270 front/rear rims, 20/24 front/rear DT Revolution spokes, and aluminum nipples.
A 24-spoke rear with the XR-200 didn't seem like a good idea to me unless you're ≤120lb and easy on equipment. The 24-spoke XR-270 rear is holding up my 165lb quite well and only added <50g.