Originally Posted by
Mr. Beanz
Your OP is not clear, "why it's so typical tobput cheap wheels on expensive bikes" is not the same as "new bikes come equipped with cheap wheels". If you had been clear, I wouldn't have wasted my time replying.
Oh no! You wasted your time? I'd apologize but according to the cost estimate you posted against that wheelset you built - you think your time is worth nothing anyway.
OK - seriously - I edited the post to save anyone else any posibility of misinterpreting it:
It now reads
it continues to be a mystery to me why its so typical for manufacturers to put cheap wheels on even expensive bicycles.
But even before that little change - it shouldn't have given you an issue because no-one I know would consider what you're riding on 'cheap wheelsets'.