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Originally Posted by Staggerwing
With your wider tires, and size (I'm only about 5lbs lighter, so not a knock) a Velocity Dyad or Synergy Off Center rim, in 32h drilling, to Shimano 105 hubs with brass nipples. A Mavic A719 would also be nice, although a couple dollars more. If you are trying to keep it budget, a Sun CR-18 rim is far better than its modest price suggests.

At the low end, you could stay with a Tiagra hub/Mavic Open Sport setup, with a clyde worthy 36 spokes, for low dollars, like: This wheel at AEBike.
I'm having great success with a Velocity Dyad, would highly recommend it! My OpenSport kept breaking spokes, though with 36 spokes you might be okay.

note: i'm considerably heavier than you, though I don't pack much gear
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