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unquantifiable
You need to quantify this to make a value judgement. For my money, there's really no point in making custom wheels which just do the much same thing as factory wheels, since the factory wheels are generally both cheaper and better. Save the hand building for things which wheel factories don't do.
And I know why DT make R23s (it's because people buy them), I just don't get why people buy them. If you could ride uphill fast enough to make the 120g weight difference vs. the R24 a truly meaningful one, then you wouldn't be using either because somebody else would be paying you to use their carbon wheels.
gbj_tester
Cheers.
OK, next question then; I've worked out that considering all relevant costs (freight/taxes/misc.) a pair of DT Swiss R 23 would cost me pretty much the same a set of Archetypes on Novatec F482SB-SL//A291SB-SL (the latter being a smidge more expensive).
Disregarding the unquantifiable loveliness of having hand built wheels, which pair would offer the best value?