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I like strong wheels, but I think there's an opportunity to go bespoke with build your own. We don't really need high strength for the front wheel, so I'm thinking a 28-hole build with Sapim Light spokes on a Flow rim. 32 out back of course. My weight is 75kg and bike's for general trail riding.
Personally, i'd just stick with the sapim races, do the job well and are cheaper, just clean your spokes after a ride and you'll make up the weight saving as well!
The Newmen A30 wheels run 28 D-Light spokes front and rear and are plenty tough.
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review-newmen-evolution-a30-wheels.html
How about Race in the rear drive side, d-lights on the rest.
Genuine question
How much weight is actually saved going from 32h to 28h?
Im assuming you are building the 32h 3cross. The same with the 28h build or going 2cross?
Only asking as I had the same dilemma not long ago and decided to go 32h front and rear. This only due to me trying to keep spare spokes around and if I went 28h front and 32h rear I would have had 4 different spoke lengths to contend with.