Originally Posted by
alan s
The last wheel I bought cost $8 at the Performance Bike closeout. Before that, I paid around $20 each for three wheels. Hard to justify building your own at that price. Should be set with wheels for the next decade or so.
Depends on the wheels and the rider. As a clyde, I've had spokes start breaking in as little as 500 miles' use. IIRC it cost $20 labor plus the replacement spoke to get it replaced, by the best wheel man in town. Then another one broke within a couple weeks. Shortly after that, I bought the tensiometer and discovered the entire wheel was significantly undertensioned. As @
Carbonfiberboy said, building your own is the only way to be sure it's done right.