Originally Posted by
vinnyvincent
Another plus to that decision is I won't have to go bikeless while I wait on him to build the wheels. I can just ride the one with a broken spoke until he is finished...not only that but my local REI has those wheels in stock, so I can just walk in and buy them. Should I get the trued right off the bat or wait until I have ridden them a little?
It only hurts the wheel to be ridden when built wrong. 500 series wheels are also machine built, and not always right out of the box. I'd have them checked first. If he's willing and you have the $$, either buy two sets or re-lace and rebuild the wheels you have, that way you're not without if things go sideways again.