Originally Posted by Polaris OBark

My on-road 700c wheels have Chris King hubs and aluminum HED rims. Hardly weight weenie. I have 38mm slick tires. (They can handle a lot of gravel as well). The frame is a special type of carbon-based material: steel. Again, hardly weight-weenie. But I do have an Enve carbon seat post supporting my boat-anchor Brooks B17.

My off-road wheels are 650b carbon rims with WI hubs, 44mm wide treaded Rene Herse tire on the rear, 48mm on the front.

The nice thing about a slightly heavier bike is it is less likely to snap in half.