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Did some research while building my bike, "heavy" rider here with 87-88kg, Hunt wheels seemed like a great option for disc wheel, but low spoke count for me was a problem.
Finally choosed the Pro-Lite Revo A21, with a similar price tag and features, but 28 spokes on the front and 32 spokes on the rear. Even got them (Pro-Lite factory in Taiwan) to build me another front wheel with an SP Dynamo hub with a 32 spokes rim. Did almost 10.000km on them with a total weight of aprox 106kg (rider+bike+equipment), no spoke or rim failures, not even rim unalignment... Many will say 32 spokes are less aerodynamic than 24, but for what I like to do (long distances) avoiding mechanical failures is a greater advantage. Nice review here
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@andyfallsoff
There is mention of this upthread, but am looking at the Hunt wheels for an on-trend, road / off roader that I am building - if I am going to do some bikepacking, should I go for the higher spoke count models (e.g. over the nicer Mason v Hunt option? I'm not massively heavy (c72kg) so can probably stay within the 90kg rider weight on the nicer ones even with luggage...
http://www.huntbikewheels.com/collections/road-disc-wheels/products/mason-x-hunt-four-season-disc-brake-road-bike-wheelset-tubeless-ready
or
http://www.huntbikewheels.com/collections/road-disc-wheels/products/4season-gravel-disc-road-cx-wheelset-1589g-24deep-24wide (but delivery is in Sept)
or
http://www.huntbikewheels.com/collections/road-disc-wheels/products/4season-dura-disc-road-wheelset
Or is there another wheel choice I should look at for the same thing (disc brake, capable of going offroad a bit, not too expensive)?