Originally Posted by
Tony_G
I would prefer to go with a factory made wheelset. But I have not eliminated the option of a local wheel builder.
I agree that there are people who build wheels who don't do a good job, I should know, but in my opinion a hand built wheel done by a good builder will be superior to a machine built (factory built) wheel in many cases. My best luck with wheels has always been hand built by local builders.
If you'd like to try it yourself get a book called "The Bicycle Wheel" by Jobst Brandt.