That's just it. I would put a Velocity Deep V with only 24 spokes under a clyde, but I'd want 32 spokes on a Kinlin XR-300 for the same guy. I'd be more likely to keep the fat guy on slightly deeper rims like the Kinlin XR-270 for climbing, while the skinny guy would be on something like the Open Pro. I will admit that there are some models I view as absolutely equal, but there's more to it. Teams do tend to choose a general wheelset to put them all on, but I'd bet Psimet wouldn't think twice if they had a clyde on the team who asked for more spokes or a deeper rim, or a fly weight who wanted a lighter build.

You could make one or two designs to meet everyone's "needs". You just overbuild them for the average rider. Of course, that's what most of the off-the-shelf wheelsets do, and that's why wheel builders get business.

Just for Halfspeed, I have yet to come across a Deep V that actually weighed 520. They always seem to be more (up to 580g back in the 90's)!