We are going to be moving to Australia in a few months and will be going car free.

My wife has a nice custom Jamis Aurora Elite (105 components, dynamo hub, etc.)

We are going to be upgrading a Civia Hyland frame for my commuter and building an Xtracycle Edgerunner to ship over.

This requires two reliable wheelsets.

Here in Tucson, AZ I got quotes for the following wheelset builds :

Edgerunner wheelset

Rear wheel:

Sun RhynoLite XL BMX 20" rim 36H in Black
Shimano XT 36H centerlock rear hub in Black
DT Swiss 2.0 Champion Black spokes and black brass nipples

Front wheel:

DT Swiss FR 600 26" 36h rim in Black
Shimano Alfine DHS501 36H hub in Black
DT Swiss 2.0 Champion Black spokes and black brass nipples


Hyland Commuter Wheelset

Front wheel:

DT Swiss TK 540 36h rim in Black
Shimano Alfine DHS501 36H hub in Black
DT Swiss 2.0/1.8/2.0 butted Competition Black spokes and black brass nipples

Rear wheel:

DT Swiss TK 540 36h rim in Black
Shimano XT 36H centerlock rear hub in Black
DT Swiss 2.0/1.8/2.0 Competition Black spokes and black brass nipples

If I price everything out online I get the following costs

• Edgerunner Wheelset - $400 including shipping costs
• Hyland Wheelset - $460, including shipping costs

and the quotes from the LBS (NOT including taxes) are

• Edgerunner Wheelset - $555
• Hyland Wheelset - $585

Are these reasonable prices for a reputable wheelset?

Edit : Prices from Universal Cycles Site

I got the prices from the Universal Cycles Site (no shipping)

• Edgerunner Wheelset - $480
• Hyland Wheelset - $545