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  • Who would you guys recommend for a wheel build like that? Don't CX like to be built quite tense?

    With 32 spokes, high tension isn't a priority, 16-spoke wheels hold up with 1250N. Spoke tension requirement doesn't change materially based on spoke choice, it's a function of wheel geometry and load regime.

    CX-Rays will drop nearly 150g off the total weight compared with plain guage, but the main benefit is reduced drag and more resilient wheels, both from the better load sharing from butted spokes and the higher quality of CX-Rays.

    I'd advise against both alloy nipples and Veloplugs, they are for weight weenies only and if you were putting your bike on the weight loss plan you wouldn't be starting with Pro 2s and CXP33s

    All of which is a bit speculative until you tell us what you're doing on your bike - if you're racing, you probably need to ditch the 32-spoke idea completely, as even a low-end wheel like a Mavic Aksium is far ahead in aerodynamics. If your road bike is just for Sunday jaunts, your hubs are perfect but your life would be improved by switching to wider rims, and if you're about to drop £150 on a rebuild you might as well go the extra mile and pick one of the 23mm rims oft discussed in the various wheelbuilding/tyre choice threads.

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