Welcome to Two Spoke, Rex!
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Originally Posted by RexlanVonSquishVIII
Here's the catch, though- when built by the right hands, custom wheels will last so much longer. And you can find decent parts pretty inexpensively.
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With a few notable exceptions, I've had pretty good luck with wheels that I assume were machine built. They usually last until the rim wears out. When I replace the rim, I then have a wheel built by the right hands, mine!
ibisman got a great deal on his rims, but his cost was still higher than the $95 price of the built wheelset I suggested. If I recall correctly, I bought
one Mavic A317 rim for twice what he paid for a
pair of 317s. (Same rims?) I see XM317 for $25/pr at Amazon right now... (?)
Building your own wheel will not save you money unless you get very good deals on the components vs. a very bad deal on the built wheels.
I'm currently using wheels from Jensen USA similar to those I recommended except mine have Deore XT hubs instead of Deore. The wheels were built well and true and the spokes are well tensioned, but they are not DT, they are polished HTI spokes.
The spokes on these wheels are not as highly regarded as the hubs and rims, so buyer beware. I've only had the wheels one month, but they appear to be holding up well to the heavy use they've been put to.
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Originally Posted by RexlanVonSquishVIII
Repair trick: If you true the wheels yourself, add more tension to the spokes (tighten them further all around). That strengthens the wheel. If you take it to the shop, ask them about how to keep the wheel from folding on you and then have them do it.
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I use a similar approach, but I fear I may have over tensioned in the past.
I'm more careful about over tightening now.
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