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Depends on the budget, but Ryan Builds Wheels' 'Club' range starts at £410 and would probably be as good, if not better, than off-the-shelf and with the possibility of custom options too if needed.
Alternatively Stayer Gravalloys at £500+ but usually come with DT Swiss Hubs as standard, so pretty excellent.
The DT 1400/1600/1800 are good, as I understand it same hubs, heavier weights (1400/1600/1800g) per wheelset. -
@broken_777 could spec something for your needs
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I've been using Hunt wheels both off road and on road for many years and have never had a single issue with them. The freehubs are a bit noisy, but that's a very minor issue.
I'm a bit lighter than you, but they've had plenty of abuse.
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Not the biggest fan myself. Have a pair of Aerodynamicst 34 alu wheels. Yes they're road and I did email Hunt for their advice on taking it on gravel for one or two light rides and they said they should cope fine, but not ideal.
Defo not blaming them, but on the first ride they took a dent just descending on some gravelly single-track. No tubeless failure as a result though. Also, when mounting tyres with a plastic tyre lever, the contact points of the levers also left dimples on the wheels.
Granted, that is specific to this wheelset (heard great things about 4 seasons and others) which is meant to be a mid-depth, lightweight, alu road wheel, but the experience still left me a bit dissappointed.
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Had multiple sets of Hunts over the years with no issues.
Have a look at Scribe wheels? Assembled in Ireland, decent warranty.
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I got a set of kinlin on Bitex 106 from spa cycles for my gravel bike. Good prices for hand built wheels, a few different kinlin rim options depending your preference. Have been great so far, and I’ve had other good experiences with the Bitex hubs on another wheelset previously
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I've been using Scribe 365 on my cross/gravel bike for a few years, they've survived a few winters and my love of jumping things/casing bunnyhops. For context, I'm 6'3" and about 78kg.
Not the lightest wheels I've ever owned but they do so seem to be bombproof. Plus, from memory they were about £360, so budget friendly.
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Recommendations for a budget gravel wheelset? Im thinking Hunt 4 seasons gravel although Hunt seems to get a bad rep on here or DT Swiss g1400/1600/1800 (although I haven’t really worked out what the difference is between the 3 options).
Or am I missing a trick and there are other options out there?
They are going on my alu Spesh Diverge E5 and I tend to attack the trails with an 85kg MTB attitude so can be quite unforgiving on wheels.