mtb 29' alu wheels recommendations

[federic000]

hello everyone, i'm looking for a cheap/light/reliable (pick 2, at least) set of Aluminium wheels, mtb boost (12x148 rear, 15x110 front) tubeless ready is not mandatory but better if it's there nowadays, free wheel any kind but better if XD, i've seen some from ztto on Aliex but too much on the heavy side, the common usage is riverside, commuting, light XC'ing.
thanks for any kind advice, 

[AzureEssence]

Why don't you just go carbon? It's China's specialty. Look at Elitewheels ENT-MTB

[TidyDinosaur]

Why don't you just go carbon? It's China's specialty. Look at Elitewheels ENT-MTB

Yeah, if you look at carbon wheelset prices, there is little reason to go alu...

[federic000]

elite wheels, carbon, for me it's 458€ + shipping + taxes, while alu wheel from ztto varies from 100 to 178€ depending on the hub (M1 is the most expensive).
as you can see there's a big difference in pricing.

[TidyDinosaur]

But at around 2kg they are also very heavy. Can't you find anything on the second hand market? Plenty of people want to get rid of their heavy stock wheels...

[federic000]

But at around 2kg they are also very heavy. Can't you find anything on the second hand market? Plenty of people want to get rid of their heavy stock wheels...

sure, but in this case i have to build a cheap front mtb from a frame i had already, i prefer to use new parts for what is possible so 2kgs is more or less aligned to DT Swiss X1900 wheels and it's fine for a bikepacking/commuting/riverside bike, not looking for weight savings