Originally Posted by
davidad
For that weight the best bet is a 36 spoked wheel built with doubled butted spokes. Low spoke count wheels are marketing hype.
+1
Not only are the low spoke wheels a bad idea, the paired spokes present a problem of stabilizing or adjusting the rim in the gaps between the spoke pairs. A heavier rim is used to offset the stability lost from the missing spokes which results in poor climbing or acceleration performance.