Originally Posted by
john4789
Yeah - the thing with that is one or two trips to an LBS for spoke replacement & truing or one trip to a wheel builder costs the same as a new commuter grade wheel that I can beat on for 6months and then replace. I've got no confidence that their services will last that long so don't go.
Learning myself instead, did the first rebuild 200mi ago and seems ok so we'll see...
I dont know how much you weigh, but if you get even a reasonably priced wheel it should last for years. Im only 140 but have toured a fair amount, so in the end you just have to get a wheel that either has spoke count or overal build quality and so what if it weighs x amount of grams more than a lighter set, if you dont have to worry about breaking spokes then it would be worth it. If however you want to save x amount of grams then thats your call.
All the best with your rebuilt wheel. That is something I would like to learn one day.