Originally Posted by legitimate user
Sorry to reply to myself and bump an older thread, but I have to add that the wheels from Performance are garbage. I got these in and they were out of true within 30 miles of riding on smooth roads. The notion that these were ever adjusted by a human hand is ridiculous.
I am returning them for a refund and ordering from a place that hand builds. Unfortunately I found this thread with deals on hand built sets right after the purchase from Performance.
I figured I could get a couple thousand miles out of them and then pay for a decent truing job and still come out ahead. Simply not the case.
I'm a clydesdale. The Excel wheels I am on have carried my 265-325 pounds for (I'm losing not gaining!) for about 2,000 NYC miles. Cobblestones, potholes and everyting in between. They are still as true as my... well, they are as true as something which is really true.