Looking for wheels

@ edmundane: For organising info in an open and honest way, use a wiki.

However, it would need more efffort on everyones part to put stuff in the right place.

I use wiki's often and they work really well.

@ Ratboy: I recently built up a set, just followed advice from Sheldon Brown and it's actually straight forward.
I saw it as a challenge and so tried 3l3t and crowsfoot lacing for the pair, I was a bit worried how they would turn out but after a few hundred miles they still run true. Now building a second set with standard 3cross lacing and they are slightly easier to build purely because the truing seems more predictable. Truing is the bit that takes patience.

I don't think I'd buy any pre-built wheels again, you've just got so much more spec choice if you build them yourself.

I did mine on a budget, reckoning I'd get a couple of years out of them: SJS track hubs 40 quid the pair, Mavic open sport rims 14 quid each, ACI double butted spokes for about a tenner per pair of wheels + rim tape works out at about 80 notes for a wheelset, and they work a treat.

sapim spokes meant to be the strongest (according to them).
for a given weight a mass produced cold forged hub should be stronger than a boutique cnc'd (only) hub (goldtec ?).
need wheel jig AND dishing tool OR a jig that you can check the dish with to diy.
£ for lb the best thing to invest your money in are the wheels, followed by the rest of the transmission because the mass goes forward AND around.
ymmv