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Originally Posted by johnny99
Be careful of machine-built wheels that are not tensioned evenly and tend to bind and/or go out of true quickly. I would spend a little more money to get the wheels hand built by a reliable builder. If you want to go mail order, Colorado Cyclist and Excel have great reputations for hand built wheels with Shimano hubs.
I have a pair of Record/Open Pro wheels I bought from Performance back in December and I have about 1200 miles on them. The front went out of true once but it was sitting for a couple months so it may have been knocked around a bit. Both wheels are very true and so far they have been bomb proof.
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