Latest Custom Builds — Classic

Nigel’s Sweet New Hplusson Archetypes on Record

Classic Hplusson Sapim Wheel Builds

Nigel’s Sweet New Hplusson Archetypes on Record

Nigel is another repeat customer. We’ve helped him out a bit, and we share a love of vintage Eddy Merckx steel frames. Nigel’s latest acquisition is a lovely near new Merckx MX Leader (MXL) made from the highly revered Columbus

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Fast, furious, and non-ferrous

Classic Track and Fixed Wheel Builds

Fast, furious, and non-ferrous

No rocket science to this cross town rocket ship. Add a proven alloy track frame, some carbon road forks, and a set of XLR8 Rouleurs and there you have it … a “Commuter World Championships” winning onespeed for every occasion.

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Les’s Silver XLR8 hubs on Polished Hplusson Archetypes

Classic Hplusson Sapim Wheel Builds XLR8 Hubs

Les’s Silver XLR8 hubs on Polished Hplusson Archetypes

We build a lot of polished hubs and rims for the retro crowd. Rebuilds on Campag and Shimano are frequent, but occasionally we get the request to build a modern interpretation of the oldschool wheelset. Les bought a new Focus

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Neil’s silver commuter rebuild on polished Kinlin XC279 rims

Classic Cyclocross Kinlin Wheel Builds XLR8 Hubs

Neil’s silver commuter rebuild on polished Kinlin XC279 rims

You might remember Neil? We put together a nice pair of premium Novatec hubs onto some Kinlin XC-279 rims, and shipped them off to him, last month. Well, he likes them so much, he saw a pair of XC-279 rims

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Very very happy with them!

Classic Sapim TT and Triathlon Velocity Wheel Builds XLR8 Hubs

Very very happy with them!

It’s great when you get a huge rap via email from a new customer! Stephen needed some new wheels for winter riding in Adelaide. Alloy was preferred, due to motivation often seeing him ride the rain with his small (but

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