Originally Posted by
deacon mark
This what you should get as he say above and forget it. Spending more money will not get you anything better until you really spend a lot more, then it may not matter even then. I build my own wheels and for $600 I could put together a nice strong wheel that would not be really really light but dependable. I would do a 24 radial front 28 rear and novatec hubs, cross rear.
The Vuelta's are hard to beat.
Bdop sells a DIY kit that's nearly half that:
DIY Alloy Road Wheel Kit