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I've fitted wheels like that. They're generally pretty awful. Need a lot of truing. Also its more difficult to get a good freewheel nowadays. Tends to be an awful lot of crap that wobbles about all over the place.
Probably ok for a beater if you true it up.
I'd spend a bit more and get a base model cassette hub and name brand rim personally. Madison used to do a Deore hub to Mavic rim for about £70. I'd not go much below that personally (but then I ride my beaters more than my nice bikes). I spent a bit more and got something with Novatec hubs.
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@Belagerent
On our 26 inch functional beater rides are we all buying new 26er wheels or scouring the bay? I'm wary of getting a lemon considering I can get a new one for £20 from Tredz
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Wilkinson-Alloy-Wheel-26_21670.htm
With the guarantee that it at least won't have a rotten cassette glued to the free hub