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Spent some time cleaning and servicing the wheels the other day. Dug out some better QR levers from the parts box, and cleaned and repacked the bearings. This was mildly exciting as I'd never done it before. There was a teeny bit of pitting in one of the ball races, but I think it will be OK for the meantime. Luckily I had some spare bearings which came out of a wheel I found in the street ages ago, which have now replaced anything even slightly corroded: I knew it would come in handy one day.
Got some Schwalbe Marathons in the post and put them on whilst people in town were doing a real marathon. They cost about the same as the whole bike...
Now the wheels are as good as new. Job satisfaction kicking in.