i'm looking for a wheelset or wheels that is around the $200-300 range. meaning prebuilt. they need to be 700c and the bike is for a single speed (freewheel).

i tried searching for relevant threads and couldn't find anything.

thanks

what kind of rims are you looking for?
I recently got this and like it so far https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...i6vfgsnkvj9lg5

woah those look pretty nice. i dont realy have any preference for rims. to be honest, im just looking for something better quality than the cheap ones i got.

something lighter, more durable etc

Great deals on velomine, Velocity Deep V's to Formulas
https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...coq7to51gjpo06

There are some good deals on ebay though, formulas are pretty bombproof for the price, don't need to go much higher unless you want some Phil Wood hubs which are god. Most people around here love formulas. If you want cheap, eigthinch amelias are $100 with tubes, tires, cog, lockring, rim tape, truing. I personally thin the wheels in the 200-300 range aren't that different so go for a good deal (Alex Rims are around everywhere, decent)

How are the velomine wheels if you don't have experience truing? You gotta take them to an LBS and get them tensioned for another $35 or do they run well out of the box?

If you have access to the tools, you can build a better wheelset than you can buy for $200-$300 with formula (or similar) hubs, rims of your choice, and butted spokes. You can spend more on bling hubs, but this doesn't improve the quality of strength of the wheel. Its all in the build.

Howeve, it doesn't sound like you are in a position to build your own. I've never had to touch a spoke nipple on my wheelset from Velomine, and I'm a picky bastard when it comes to wheels. I usually build my own. However don't take my word for it. Velomine builds may vary depending on what you buy. I doubt the wheels are built at Velomine. However, Ben@velomine is a great guy...why don't you ask him. Maybe he retensions them before selling. If not, maybe he'll do it for you before shipping.

I've got a few sets of wheels from Velomine and - as millbach also states - I've literally never had to touch them. My wife's wheelset had a little tag on one of the spokes with a handwritten date on it so he must at least retention them before he ships them out.

+1 for velomine.