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Thanks very much @JWestland for the info.
Thanks very much @JWestland for the info.
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I'm using 28H Archetypes on roads with some potholes, I'm 67 (and probably with backpack and so on 74) and so far so good. It's a track wheel so it will be slightly stronger than a road one due to even spoke tension. [all factors being equal]
Rim stiffness, availability of hubs (road hubs are easier to get in 28h, track hubs a bloody nightmare in under 32H) are other factors.
It's ultimately only 4 spokes, so about 32 grams. If you're not racing you could decide to priorities ease of use/costs of rims and hubs over saving the weight of 4 spokes.
I got a great deal on spokes and rims, and puzzled the hubs with it. But had it been 32H I wouldn't have fretted over the spokes, had it been 24H...I would have worried about weight.