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Old 10-16-11 | 05:39 AM
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Originally Posted by miamijim
I've bought machine built wheels because they tend to be less expensive. When they arrive I loosen all the spokes and retension them. Hand built wheels for the price of machine built!!!
This is very sensible. The last wheel I built for myself ended up being a pain, which reminds me that machine built wheels are mysteriously inexpensive.
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