Forgot to say, when I broke my back wheel I figured it was as good a time as any to learn how to build a wheel. I went with a Hope Pro 3 hub, 32 DT Swiss double-butted spokes, and a DT Swiss RR465 rim. Since it was my first build of a proper wheel (as opposed to dismantling and rebuilding a couple of damaged wheels the LBS lent me to practise with) I checked and tweaked the spoke tension after every ride for the first few rides, then accepted everything seems fine and haven't checked it for probably 2-300 miles.
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