Latest Custom Builds — Shimano

Rob's dynamo touring wheels - Shutter Precision and Shimano Deore XT

29er Classic DT Swiss Gravel Mavic Shimano

Rob's dynamo touring wheels - Shutter Precision and Shimano Deore XT

Rob wanted two pairs of wheels for his touring and commuting bikes. Both needed dynamo hubs on the front, and he wanted utmost reliability for the rear hub. Ideally standard ball bearings and cones, and a steel freehub. The Shutter Precision PD-8 hub fit the dynamo need perfectly. They are inexpensive, robust, and work well. Also well supported here in Australia. The Shimano Deore XT hub is the perfrect rear touring hub. It's very well made, the bearings are beautiful (and easily serviced) and the freehub is steel, so super tough and resistant to the gouging that can occur with...

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Chico’s Colnago Obsession - the Dura Ace 7400 and Mavic Restoration

Classic Shimano Wheel Builds Wheel Repairs

Chico’s Colnago Obsession - the Dura Ace 7400 and Mavic Restoration

Alex and our Chief Wheelbuilder worked together in the late 90s as bike couriers (messengers for all of you in the States) in Sydney. Since then we’ve helped him out for race wheels, and were very happy when he approached

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Daniel's Shimano Nexus 8 and Hplusson bling build!

Classic DT Swiss Hplusson Shimano Wheel Builds

Daniel's Shimano Nexus 8 and Hplusson bling build!

Daniel needed to replace an aging Sturmey Archer internally geared hub on his road bike. More modern internally geared hubs are proving to be very reliable and having low drag, so he selected a Shimano Nexus 8 speed internal hub.

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Like a Pheonix – the Shimano C24 repair

Kinlin Sapim Shimano Wheel Repairs

Like a Pheonix – the Shimano C24 repair

We love doing repairs. We do build a lot of Archetypes and Kinlins on Novatec and White Industries hubs, so we don’t annoy you with every wheel build. But repairs are a litttle more cerebral. Shimano road wheels (especially of

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Campbell’s Challenge – Bargain Lightweight Wheels

Aero Shimano Wheel Builds White Industries XLR8 Rims

Campbell’s Challenge – Bargain Lightweight Wheels

Campbell came to us with a specific challenge – could we build a better set of wheels than Dura Ace C24s, at (or better than) their online price?  It’s always a tough challenge to compete with some of the online

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