Originally Posted by
bikejrff
That's not gonna happen. Learning curve is too long and life is too short. I'd rather pay an expert.
Actually, you'd be paying for a machine to build those wheels at that price.
Lacing and truing wheels is not that hard to learn, and I would encourage everyone not to be intimidated by it. If nothing else, it's a skill that makes it easier to take care of your bike if a wheel gets out of true or breaks a spoke.