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@slopster
Don't do it. I just brought a wheelset from that guy the one thats 10 pounds cheaper with no name rims. Absolutely crap. The hubs claimed to be sealed bearing but are actually cup and cone. The rims are pretty much made out of cheese and the nipple sticks right into the tube. I used them for one week and then my mate did one decent skid on it and destroyed the back rim. I spent that night learning about wheel building and laced a mavic rim on. Next day I hit a taxi (very minor hit) and destroyed the front rim. Cue another crash course in wheel building. I know rims aren't meant to take that sort of abuse but they were both really minor hits that shouldn't do more then put them out of true a bit. Also the rear cones are already rooted but thats partly my own fault because when the back rim folded I thought I'd fuck it properly by riding home without a tyre...
The guy who runs that bankrupt site was very apologetic and is sending me a front fork to make up for the fuck around because I didn't want my money back after already rebuilding the wheels. But that doesn't change the fact that his wheels are crap. On the plus side I learned that wheel building isn't such a big deal after all so won't be having to buy complete wheels anymore