Alloy wheels on a Carbon frame?
 

Anyone have this arrangement?

Most do.

Heck I've seen carbon wheels on aluminum and steel bikes.

Yup.

Nearly everyone who owns a carbon-frame bike.

must be late in the summer.

For commuting to work, I run a alu tubular wheel on the front and carbon tubular on the rear. With the appropriate brake pads of course. The alu on the front gives a bit more bite for braking, especially in the rain. Overall this setup is lighter than any clincher wheelset, full carbon or otherwise, regardless of cost.

Or winter in the southern hemisphere. Are there BF members at the poles ?

This. Most people I know train/commute on alloy clinchers. I have a teammate who trains on carbon tubulars, but we all think he's nuts.

Wow, how light is that?

Sure. Having carbon bicycle parts is not an accomplishment or a fashion statement. It is a response to a need for certain performance attributes. You use carbon where it will provide you the attributes you want, not to coordinate a look. If aluminum wheels are the right answer for the type of riding you do, they go on any bike you wish to ride.

I should have provided the reason in the OP. The kind of riding I do are rides with my cycling team. Usually 50-70 miles, speeds anywhere from 20-30 mph (I know, it's a big range). I am also a Cat 4 who does crits, so it's not like carbon is going to give me too much of an edge at that level. I also can't afford to have dedicated racing wheels, as many of my teammates do, so cost is another criterion to a preference for alloy wheels.

What will really blow your mind is that sometimes they even mix Al and carbon composite in the same RIM!!!

Sacrilege!!!!!

For do it all wheels, I'd go with something like this. Williams System 30 Alloy Clincher Wheelset

I should have said a response to the need for certain performance attributes AND cost constraints.

Don't do it. The vibrations caused by utilizing different materials will cause your bike to asspload!

Around 1,200-1,300 grams for the wheelset. The front wheel cost $50 as part of a vintage tubular wheelset. GEL 280 rim. The rear wheel is a Fast Forward carbon tubular that had stripped threads on the axle end. I fixed. This wheel cost me $60 including the fix.

Vintage tubular wheels make great commuters. I've never paid more than $100 for a complete wheelset.

Don't mean to derail the thread, but what tires are you using?

During triathalon events, many competitors stash spare tubulars on the far end of the course. And then don't pick them after the race up because it is too much hassle. I picked up my multi-decade supply of tires through an Ironman cleanup crew.

Anyway, I like Conti Sprinters and Tufos. The tires are spiked with 20cc of Stan's sealant, allowing me to go months between flats. I assume the tires are pinpricked with a dozen holes before I get finally tired of the tire, or a big hunk of glass takes out the tire casing. Stan's deals with the little holes.

Hopefully they're 1200gm, because American Classics Road Tubeless clincher wheelset is listed at 1232gm!

Of course, and why not?

-Bandera

If your frame is carbon, everything must be carbon including chain cassette wheels and tires. Only then can you drope the hamer

Absolutely. This is for when your bike frame asplodes at least there is something left to salvage.