when i have saved and spent and got my self a galaxy i will probably buy a cheap hub and a cheap rim and loads and loads of spokes and nipples and just practice lacing myself until i can build a decent strong wheel my self

i will then splash out on good spokes and nipples and a good hub and rim and lace my self a pair of nice new awesome wheels!
i will be going light weigh self supported without spending thousands of pounds on kit and gear
sub 10kg for the gear definitely plus of course the bikes weight plus the riders weight (i weigh 65kg or just over 10 stone) could r500 wheels cope with this for that sort of mileage for about 4 weeks max? i would be happy to give them really good bearings before a leave and replace with really good bearings when i come back if needed and i would of course keep tire pressures at an optimum with good tyres
Cheers Ed