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Is it a dick move to lace a set of wheels myself (I have done this before but do not have a truing stand or the skills to tension or true a wheel) and then take them to a shop/wheelbuilder to be tensioned and trued correctly? Labour costs are around 50% less at most places compared to paying for a full build, I assume this is because of the time needed to measure and buy spokes, lace the wheels etc.