I just built up a wheelset using the RAIDs for my commuter bike, and they are fantastic! The build was very easy, they look great, and they hold the Schwalbe Marathon Green Guards like a champion! I'll post a picture as soon as the touch-up paint dries.

I do really like VO's approach to products, and don't mind paying for the quality you get when working with just such a small, involved, and enthusiastic company. I also understand that many of the facets behind a product that we can't see add up in immeasurable ways, such as, like Tom said, knowing that the people making the products the company is selling are paid fairly and can afford to feed their families at night with more than a cup of ramen. Thanks for all you guys have done, and you definitely have my business for the years to come!