Originally Posted by
glacious
Being 6'2" 205lbs, and rarely putting any extra weight on the bike, I don't need wheels to hold 230lbs every day, maybe once or twice a year for light tours. I'm trying to see why many people are obsessed with spoke count being the deciding factor in a solid wheel. There seems to be two schools of thought here. 1) high spoke count is a good wheel 2) a solidly built wheel trumps anything (ie you can have a wheel with 20 spoke count, be much stronger than one with 36).
and yes, if i can have less weight where it matters most... it'd be a good thing.
Apparently you're the expert here all of a sudden.
Go ask a wheelbuilder, a good one, one who could build you the best 20 to 24 spoke rear build man's ever seen, and ask him what you should be riding. You'll end up with a 32h 3x wheel. Enjoy it.