So to reiterate what I said earlier, there really is no cheap option for these wheels unless you can find a buddy to sell you one used, or get them at wholesale price. $300 for one Aerospoke could get you a full NJS track/tubular wheelbuild (price from my LBS
), some Deep V's on decent hubs, or a variety of other wheel
sets that are, in the end, lighter (rotational mass is the most important area to eye weight on a bicycle) and more practical (no crosswind problems, etc.) than Aerospokes. The only thing they really have going for them is the cool factor and the consensus from those that own them that you can punish the **** out of them and not have to worry (which is something you could say about handbuilt Deep V's from a qualified mechanic as well).
Point is, if you're going to mess around with these types of wheels, why not go all out and get the HED3...