Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
XT hubs are worth rebuilding (think Ultegra).
I'd definitely lace a new rim onto the existing XT hub.
If I were doing it today I'd use a Velocity Aero Heat rim mostly because I was blown away with how well the 700c version laced up when I rebuilt my tandem wheelset. Once I brought them up to tension neither wheel required virtually any trueing!