Ill see if Dan at REI can order me at wholesale prices and I may get three wheels done for $70. 
Not the fanciest stuff, but fine in context. 
F**king vegan. Seriously. I hate them. Dan fell through, as he insisted that I get Sun CR18s, despite that their narrowness would require sourcing new brakes as standard Raleigh cant handle 18mm. He refused to order anything other than DT spokes for me, as "its a safety issue"....basically, he proved to be a real twat. So its true what they say about vegans, full of untruthy dogmatism. F**k them. Im now a friend lighter. Should have know better than to trust somebody that dont eat the Q.
Ordered from aebike in Michigan: 2 X404 rims, 2 Continental UltraSport 27x1 1/4" tires, and 2 Tektro LP/Canti brake levers. $80 and worth every cent over dealing with a patronizing veg-head.
Did I mention that I hate vegans? Its an ideological disease. Im quite serious, the lifestyle is a red flag that says, "Ive lost the ability to reason".
Building on the original spokes, as the ERD is identical, so just slap one rim on top of another and swappity swap. Yeah, theyre boring zinc, but have zero corrosion. Got the Contis instead of the Vittorias, simply because they were the same price, have a less tacky logo, and 4x the thread count. I dread mounting them.
Note to self: Stay away from vegans.
