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Ally wheels are very comfortable and can be light (but a bit fragile). The old American Classic race wheels were tubeless and light and rolled so darn well. I am not sure of anyone still builds them like that. Too bad they went kaput and not sure who is making their tires. Many have narrow internal width, if that matters. If you're running 25s, it is fine. For steeper climbs and all we have seem to be longer (4 miles to 12 miles) climbs that go from 5%-10%, I find that lighter is faster.