Originally Posted by Knuxr

So now that I am looking into wheel sets I have a few questions. I wanted to get the H Plus Son Archetype rims, when I look on Velomine They run about $200 with Orgin8 (Formula) hubs. Now if I go to my local shop they will build the wheel for me with Gran Compe hubs and white spokes but it will run me around $400. I have no problem with supporting my LBS, in fact I would prefer to do so, but when the price difference is this much I have to question it. It is worth spending the extra for the Gran Compe hubs and custom wheel build?