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@hugo7
It's not that clear what you are after.
It sounds as if you have a road bike that will be mainly used for commuting. Is that right?
How much do you weigh?
How well do you treat your stuff?
What are the roads you'll be using like?
32h cxp33's built 3 cross on most hubs will be plenty strong enough for most things. If they're for commuting any you're not up for servicing, I'd avoid shimano and buy hubs with cartridge bearings. I'm not sure I'd pay for nicer more expensive hubs if they're going to be treated roughly and there's a risk of theft.
I'd probably not go less than 28holes for commuting. But that said my friend used to have a genisis hybrid with low spoke shimano's and they survived.
I know cxp's don't look very bling in online photos, but once built up on the bike they look solid and understated. A friend had black hubs, black spokes, silver nipples and black rims that worked well.
What bike are they going on? A nice lightish build would be 28/32h Stan alpha's and SuperLight hubs