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I ride a Soul with 120mm forks. I need a new set of wheels, just rims and spokes. I reckon that I can stretch to £200. Has anyone got any recommendations?
You'll find that building wheels onto your existing hubs costs almost as much as buying a set of wheels with hubs. I was in a similar situ a while back. I bought some Superstar Evo hubs on Stans Flow rims for £220. The rims alone would be about £60 each!
Have a look at what Merlin have on offer
something like Mavic 719 or Stans Arch on XT hubs should come in on budget
You'll find that building wheels onto your existing hubs costs almost as much as buying a set of wheels with hubs. I was in a similar situ a while back. I bought some Superstar Evo hubs on Stans Flow rims for £220. The rims alone would be about £60 each!
CRC sells packs of plain gauge spokes/brass nipples for £12 a wheel, right?
60+60+12+12=£144.
I will admit the jump from what I used to pay for D521's (£30 down to £20) to the new model matching it (£50!!) is a worrying sign.
I was assuming the OP would require someone to build them as well. Yes, if built yourself it will be cheaper than buying prebuilt with hubs, but still for an extra £50 or so, you'll have a 2nd set of wheels (depending on how bad the old ones are).
Arch EX would be a good choice. Tough and light.