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Thanks, that looks like a good suggestion. I did start looking at Light Bicycle wheels but the stock in the European warehouse was very limited then I was put off by the global delivery costs. But would not be averse to thus option (esp. as I need an offset rear wheel - though Scribe/Parcours/Zed will do that at no charge and Sigma will do it for £50).
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Your best bet by far would be getting some rims from lightbicycle, some Bitex hubs, and going to someone like Arcane wheelworks to build them up.
The rims are top quality and you can choose your ideal width and depth. I think they have a warranty as well. Then for value, performance and serviceability you'd be hard pushed to do better than Bitex. And going with an actual wheel builder rather than factory built will always be far higher quality and you know who to call if anything goes wrong.
FWIW, I did this and got a beautiful rock solid set of 45mm carbon clinchers (rim brake) with Bitex RA12s and a blend of Sapim d-lights and race for just under £600. Wouldn't ever think of going with the big brands.
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