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I'd go for wide rims...
So would I, but I proposed R501 against OP rather than a blank slate.
I bagged a pair of Rigida Grizzly when they were £20-odd and a pair of Planet X (System Ex) fixed hubs for a similar price: when I get around to building them up they'll be "better" wheels, but even at those bargain prices the R501 are cheap enough to be a contender against the properly wide Grizzly.
... tubs
And that's where we'll have to part ways... :)
Scilly.Suffolk
15mm is a smidge wider than lots of road rims (they seem to be ~13.5mm).
I'd go for wide rims, even if it's cheap 25mm wide touring rims. They just handle better and are nice and stiff... but then I must the only person on the planet who doesn't appreciate light rims/wheels. I just don't think they're really noticably faster until you actually get to deep (50mm+) carbon tubs.