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It is usual to transfer over to the new wheel (or rebuilt one) the old cassette and rotor if they are in good shape. If you have the rim replaced I suggest doing the spokes/nipples too as they have unknown stresses on them, before you got the bike. Do the math on costs and check the old hub's condition before making any choices. Also consider the shop's wheel building skills, are they motivated and experienced or excited but money hungry. If the shop is good and solid a hand built wheel will generally give better value over the years. If not then a production built wheel might be the better path, especially if you are hard on your equipment and have a trend of eating up wheels. Andy
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