Originally Posted by Chongo
Custom built or self built wheel can be self-repaired and trued at one's convience. Prebuilt usually means boxing and shipping them to the factory for repairs. That usually means packaging, shipping and labor costs, and a long wait to get the wheel back.
What, can't use a spoke wrench? There is NO difference between most pre-built wheels and custom builts. Rims,spokes, hubs -its not rocket science.