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.
Can a wheel builder tell if a wheelset was machine built vs assembled by hand? The reason that I ask is because I have hand built Mavic Open Pro's on my commuter and love them. I fell into another set of Open Pro's with Dura Ace hubs (used but pristine). Should I have the guy who built my other set of wheels check this set out before I mount them on my bike?