Looks like I'm probably gonna have to replace a jacked-up road wheelset pretty soon, and am on a serious budget. I weigh about 200, and my rides are generally just steady-paced 2-hr, 35 miles runs, no big training or club rides, no sprinting, just casual exercise, so my demands and expectations aren't very lofty.
The ( roughly $150 ) wheelsets I'm currently considering all come with DT spokes and one of these 3 Shimano hubs. I know they're all at the lower end of Shimano's line-up, so nothing special, but I'm wondering if there's any significant quality or maintenance differences in them, and any reason to consider where they rank in the hierarchy (as I understand, Claris is the lowest, then Sora, then Tiagra, which is just below 105, you get the idea.)
They're all standard cup-and cone, ball-bearing hubs, and I'm familiar with adjusting and maintaining them.
Any help is much appreciated.......