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Old 04-09-15 | 02:53 PM
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I haven't used them myself, but I'll add I've also heard only good things about Vuelta Corsa HD from Nashbar. On sale right now for $154/set, so well within your $200 budget. And 36 spokes means (a) the front is overbuilt, and (b) the rear can handle the load. The more spokes there are, the less finicky the wheel build is. I'm 250 myself, I kinda wish in retrospect I had gotten myself a 36h rear wheel, but 32H Velocity Dyad on 105 hubs (handbuilt locally for $400) are doing fine. And wheel quality is probably more about tension than components, so consider also buying a cheaper wheel, but taking it to a local shop to have them make sure it's properly tensioned and trued, for like $40, and the wheel will be stronger.
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