Theres no harm in trying. I would be annoyed if I received a wheelset like this, regardless of how confident the seller/builder might be. I would personally rebuild the wheels lacing them the way everyone else does, the correct way.
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Theres no harm in trying. I would be annoyed if I received a wheelset like this, regardless of how confident the seller/builder might be. I would personally rebuild the wheels lacing them the way everyone else does, the correct way.