On the wheel thing: Yeah, I agree. So much is made of wheelsets that came with this bike or that. The truth is that for the most part, OEM wheels are reasonably decent.
There has so far only been one single wheel set I replaced because the bike needed it. They were Swift Arriv's. Heavy, deep-ish double wall aluminum. Über strong & durable. Stupid heavy. It was the Formula hub that finally succumbed within 3000 miles. TBH: I was actually kind of glad I had a legitimate reason to upgrade.
The rest, so far are all extras, spares, or in-service on other bikes that for whatever reason lost their originals. Having a spare recent & decent OEM wheelset around really lightens the outlay when rehab-ing an older bike.
Last edited by base2; 04-05-21 at 06:36 PM.