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Factory wheels are fine but, as hippy points out, they require specialist knowledge and/or tools to service. Personally I'd get a pair of handbuilts to begin with, i.e. hubs of your choice, 32 hole 3x on Open Pros, and then upgrade later once you've got the bug.