If IRO still has their rims for $15, that is by far the best deal on rims. Once you decide on a hubset, calculate your spoke length with spocalc. It's a spreadsheet with most rim/hubs measurements in it. Calculate out your spoke lengths and go to danscomp.com for your spokes at $.30 for Saipim straight gauge spokes. No reason to buy DB spokes until you know what you're doing.