Originally Posted by
globecanvas
If you're going with alu clinchers, I'd recommend having a set built around one of the current crop of wide, slightly aero rims (hed, velocity, pacenti etc). You can get a really nice wheelset for under $1k, and unlike a system wheel (mavic etc) if you break a spoke your lbs can fix it.
In that vein I'd add Boyd Altimonts to the list to consider.