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Your aluminium ones probably aren't 60mm deep, are they? Deeper rims can be more aero, radially stiffer and allow an axially stiffer build or a reduced spoke count without cutting axial stiffness. The carbon advantage is that they are about 300g each lighter than 60mm deep aluminium rims.