Thanks for the wisdom, it sounds like you've built more that a few wheels in your life. I've trued tons of wheels before, but this will be my first shot at building a set from scratch. I'm fairly confident that with all the talent I can call (the LBS that sponsors us and my teammates that used to work in a bike shop) the wheels will come out like I want. I may not build them until after Christmas rolls around, I wouldn't want to spend all my money on myself and look bad by not buying any presents.