I would love to have a set built for me. But I don't think I'm qualified at all to judge a shop as being worthy or not.

I've given up on fast wheels. I'm a commuter and strength trumps speed. I'm heading into the city to check out the ultegra wheel set. I do worry about not having the means to get them repaired because they are hard to work with. I'm in new york city which is like a sort of bicycle mecha so I'm sure there is a shop somewhere in here that supports straight pulled spokes.

Tripple budded spokes? How does that work? Is there a butt in the middle of the spoke?