lots of riders think spoke are your enemy. More spokes allow better build to get things even. More spokes allow for still riding if on breaks during a ride. I am much in favor of a traditional 28 or 32 rear 2x and 3x. Not going to be the lightest but you can build a 1600 gr wheel with 28 spokes that allows training and racing. Most of us smiply like to ride and not fool with wheels that do not hold up or need truing every few weeks or miles. Now I can build my own wheels so that helps but frankly the aero carbon wheels and upgrades really do not do all that much. Spend a bunch of cash on some carbon big name wheels and frankly I can ride a century just a quick with my alloy rim clinchers. Many will disagree but marginal gains for expensive name brand wheels.