Right, CC's wheels are supposed to be hand tensioned, etc. and my experience with them has been very good as received. I hope JustChuck's experience is not typical or is limited to their MTB wheels.

However, my point was that even at CC's prices, which are significantly higher than a typical wholesaler's wheel, I couldn't begin to build the same wheel at anywhere near the same cost by purchasing the components individually. So even if CC's build isn't always perfect, you can still save money buying from them and doing the fine tuning yourself.