So I'm planning to building up a 3T Exploro or Open UP at some point this summer. I sold my road bike so one set of wheels will be for road rides only. Tentative plan is to run a 28mm tire - so I was looking for something wide to be a decent match. I'm thinking maybe the 5000 TL so the rim would need to be hooked

I came up with a number of possibilities and wanted to see if anyone had experience with any of these or thoughts based on specs/build/whatever that would go unnoticed in the press reviews. Ideally I would like something that is easy to live with (not too hard to set up tubeless if I go that route, doesn't require a bunch of maintenance, reliable, decent warranty, yada, yada). I'd really like to keep it <$1800, but included some more expensive wheels for comparison sake.

HED Vanquish 4
- $2600
- 1511 grams
- Width: 30 mm external, 21mm internal
- Depth: 40 mm
- Other: too expensive, can't tell if these are hooked or not

Enve 4.5 AR
- $2550
- 1569 grams
- Width: 30.5-31mm external, 25 mm internal
- Depth: 49-55 mm
- Other: too expensive, non-hooked rim limits tire choices (i.e. no GP 5000, also tubeless only?)

Zipp 303 Firecrest
- $2500
- 1645 grams
- Width: 29.9 mm external, 21 mm internal
- Depth: 45 mm
- Other: too expensive

Roval CL 50
- $1750
- 1515 grams
- Width: 29.4 mm external, 20.7 mm internal
- Depth: 50 mm
- Other: hubs have DT swiss internals. Only 21 spokes on the front. Some of the reviews of the CLX version being hookless, but a thread on weight weenies mentions there is a hook

Boyd Road Disc 36mm
- $1750
- 1640 grams
- Width: 29 mm external, 22 mm internal
- Depth: 36 mm
- Other: They also have the Pinnacle which is their 'gravel' wheelset. Basically the same rim but it's hookless thus limiting tire options

Bontrager Aeolus Pro 3V
- $1300
- 1575 grams
- Width: 32 mm external, 25 mm internal
- Depth: unsure (probably 35mm)
- Other: Trek recommends running at least a 32mm tire on them

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Matt