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i didnt read all that ^^
but what about american classic AM wheelset?
http://www.amclassic.com/en/products/mtbwheels/allmountaindisc.php
1546g/pair
I've just bought an Arch/Pro 2 Evo, supercomp, brass nipples and running tubes that is 967g for the rear, so you'd be struggling to break 1800g for the set?
The Sun Ringle Black Flag Expert wheels 1725g and Sun Ringle Charger Expert 1825g on CRC for £185 and £190 respectively are a good buy.
Both use Stans Notubes based rims - the Black Flag are the XC/Trail wheelset with a 24mm rim and the Charger more AM with a wider 28mm rim and come with valves, yellow tape and sealant which normally would cost another £20+ if you buy Hopes.
A cheapish option - Halo 4XRs
They're a shade under 1800 grams and won't break the bank
I've recently fitted a set to my 160mm AM bike and first impressions are excellent
some of [url= http://www.industrynine.net/All_Mountain ]these bad boys[/url]. only ever seen one pair in the flesh, but god theyre sexy. hub is a superfast noisy engagement that sounds like an angry wasp. cant elaborate any more than that, but i seriously want some.
For the £/weight/strength I doubt you could beat the Sun Charger Experts on CRC at the moment for £146!:
[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=63320 ]Charger wheelset[/url]
I've already got a set of xm717 on WTB speedlite disc rear, RockyMountain Carbon 20mm front that are uber light (sub 1600), but their just not quite wide enough to the support tyres well under hard cornering. They are plenty strong enough, and have put up with all the abuse I give them tho.
Scar
Running bontrager rhythm pros here. under 1700 grams, tubeless, cheapish.
Apart from the palls needing changing a few times, and some tyres not seating properly/easily, excellent wheels.
I think Stan's are the Emperors new rims. Folks always recommend them because they are lighter than Mavic.
I don't trust them after my bad experiences with them. A racing snake mate has white Olympics on his bike. After a ride the other day I noticed they are corroding, especially around the spoke holes. A quick google shows this to be fairly common.
It would be good if DT came out with rims that were not so prone to denting, and there would be a third way.
And Superstars famous aftersales service means it should be Hope all the way.
I built my own wheels recently for similar reasons. Wanted to build them around a set of DT Swiss 240's but the hub prices new were frightening. Managed to find a second hand wheelset for cheap, so bought it, stripped the rims, sold them & was left with the hubs for £100.
Ended up with Flow's (sadly I couldn't find anything more suitable) and DT Revolution spokes. Including my ghetto tubeless setup (electric tape & Mavic UST valves) they came out at a gnat's boll*ck over 1700g.
Saved a good chunk over the default choice of Pro 2/Flow & were cheaper too.
However, at nearly £600 to build new, its an expensive way to save 200g!
mavic crossmax sx for me too 🙂