If you think a pair of my hand built bicycle wheels are to expensive…guess again. Pick your rims and hubs. I supply the spokes and do the labor. Labor is $100/pair or $60/wheel. Spoke prices vary from $1-1.50 each depending on spoke color and shape. Turnaround time is usually a couple days.
A hand built wheelset is a great upgrade over stock wheels. They are better matched to rider needs for weight and use. Stock wheelsets are great for bike manufactures to meet price points but they aren’t always serviceable, can be heavy and sometimes aren’t strong enough.
Hand built wheels are the cure every bike needs. Carbon rims aside hub cost is the biggest variable. Good hubs is money better spent since they are the part you’ll have the longest time. If you can afford the good hubs and still have more in the budget then look at carbon rims. Aluminum rims are a lot of bang for the buck but carbon is lighter as rims get wider or deeper.
Send your rim and hub choices to me and in a couple days for the cost of labor and spokes you’ll have a great new set of hand built wheels.