Dude, I would recommend using your current setup until you see problems. A 28 spoke wheel is a bit on the lighter side but there might be enough strength in those wheels to warrant you keeping them until spoke breakage or you have more funds. Your LBS is a joke. Your current setup will handle your weight better than a set of Ksyrium Elites. I am a good 80 lbs lighter than you and I've destroyed a Ksyrium Elite rear wheel on a hill after 10 months of use. Next I went to Neuvations and they lasted a bit longer but the same thing eventually occurred. What I'm trying to say is that at 185 lbs., if you go with less spokes than what you have, expect failure. 32-36 spoke is preferred, but stick with those 28s for as long as you can. Also, if money is really tight, Performance Bike always has Mavic Open Pro 32 spoke wheels with Ultegra hubs for around $300. While I ride Velocity Deep Vs, a friend of mine bought a pair of Open Pros w/ Ultegra hubs from Performance for his Klein and in the three years he's owned them, he hasn't had any problems with them. That says a lot considering he is 6'4, 255 lbs and rides like he's 155.