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If you're not actually planning on riding with 28mm wide tyres, then getting 28mm wide rims doesn't make that much sense in my opinion.
Take into account though that 25mm tyres will balloon up to probably about 27mm when mounted on a 25mm LB rim. I'm running 23mm tyres that come up to just about 25mm on my own LB rims, and that fits very nicely.
Another factor is that this rim width generally refers to the outer width at the brake track. However, the rims
(at least the 25mm variant that I have) have a maximum width of just under 28mm. Presumably, the 28mm wide ones will have a maximum width of 30mm or higher? In any case, make sure you have the clearance for it. Edit: Having looked up the specific rims, it appears these are what they call 'v-shape', the maximum width is at the brake track, so this last point is not applicable here.
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I've been looking at wheels from lightbicycle thanks to @amey's post and various other previous experiences up thread. I just have a few questions which I'd appreciate advice on. I'm looking at the Falcon set, either in 25 or 36mm depth. Is there any significant difference/advantage in a 28mm wide rim over a 25mm wide rim? I'm going to be running clinchers, no more than 25/27mm wide eg. gp4000, vittoria corsa etc and only riding road, no gravel etc.
The only hub options that work for Campagnolo are either the DT Swiss 240 or the Bitex RAF10. But there is a £200 difference in picking the DT Swiss hubs. Are they really that much better than the Bitex in terms of quality? Equally are the Sapim CX Ray spokes worth an extra £100 over the standard Pillar spokes?
Bit of a minefield of choices... Any help appreciated. Cheers!