I finally finished the wheels last night. Whew! I'm a perpetual beginner/intermediate at this because I go 2-3 years between builds. The bottom line is I'm happy with how they went together and I think they'll serve well, but I've not ridden them yet.Below is a table of the wheel weights, in case anyone wants to borrow bits of the spec. Note that I strove first for strength and maintainability, using brass nips and mostly (5/8ths) the strongest spoke type. One could build a lighter wheel by giving up some of this longevity.
Bare wheels (no skewers, rotors, cassette): Front = 706g, Rear = 845g. Total 1551g. (This is the number to compare with factory-built wheelsets.)
Full wheels except tires & rim strip: Front = 899g (160mm rotor), Rear = 1319g (140mm rotor, XT cassette).
Rim tape is Stan's yellow tape, claimed 5g per wheel.
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