Originally Posted by TimothyH

I can get Light clinchers, Sapim spokes and Mack hubs built locally for $870.

Claimed weight is 1357 grams.

This would save 253 grams or just under 9 oz rotational weight, most of that at the rim.
Anyway, $1270 to save 7.9 oz is a different equation than $870 to save 9 oz.
-Tim-