Great thread and advice! Right when I needed it! I too am thinking of "rewarding" myself with new wheels but have no clue where to start. I live in a really large city with a pretty active Craigslist for bike stuff and was thinking of going that way looking for new wheels but don't even really know where to start or what to look for.

Now you've made me start thinking of getting some custom built so I have even more options to consider!