I just wanted to say one more thing in relation to cost at the risk of hijacking my own thread.
Tires and wheels are the contact points to the ground. I think I got around $4000 in my bicycle and I'm going to worry about $75 bucks on my wheels? I'm gonna buy the cheapest on sale tires out there? Because they're consumables (what we call in the business wear and tear)? Really?
I'm at the point where I don't really have a budget for things like this. I ain't putting tires from Sears on a Ferrari just because they're going to wear out.
Again, tires and wheels are the only things that contact the road so if you need the cheapest solution, then you should also be riding the cheapest bicycle you can find too.
If you need to cheap out on something, wheels and tires ain't it. Go cheap on the saddle then you can be a cheap A$$.