Latest Custom Builds — Wheel Builds

Aaron is part of the growing movement of hard hitting e-MTB bikers. He rides really hard (being an ex-motocrosser) and had demolished the original equipment rear wheel on his Merida. We upgraded his rear hub to an e-bike specific Shimano Deore, and built it onto a tough Alexrims MD40 rim - a 40mm internal width "Plus" sized rim that works nicely with the 2.8" tyres Aaron prefers. Plain gauge spokes, brass nipples and some sneaky nipple washers will ensure longevity for years to some.

Manfred is an ex-National Road Champion and winner of many amateur stage races around the world (including the Aussie Commonwealth Bank Classic back in the day). We've known Manfred for well over twenty years, ridden with him heaps, and understand exactly what he needs for his ride.  Knowing this, he rang and asked us to build him some wheels, and advised us to "build me what you know will work for me!" So we did. He is not known for being easy on his equipment, nor keeping his stuff super clean, so we chose White Industries XMR Boost hubs for...

About six months ago we repaired a Zipp rear wheel for Mitch. He was really happy with the service and the build, so he contacted us for a training wheelset for his Titanium rim braked road bike. He was particularly interested in the Mavic Open Pro UST rims, as he wanted a light rim, and a reliable tubeless profile.  The Mavic rims are certainly very light, they do tubeless well, and their brake surface is lovely. The only downside we see is that (due to their low weight) getting the wheelbuild right requires time (and experience) . Primarily to get...

After building a couple of sets of carbon hoops for Shaun, he came back with a pair of hubs for his downhill bike, and asked to build him a new SuperBoost wheelset. Again he selected the WheelTec FliteX rims - they are super tough, and priced very reasonably. Being a DH wheelset, we laced these up with plain gauge Sapim leader spokes to ensure ultimate lateral stiffness and strength. Shaun's feedback has been stellar. He loves them.    

Shaun wanted a tough all round set of carbon hoops for his new 29er. He was really happy with the White Industries XMR hubs we used on his previous pair, but wanted to try something different this time. Industry 9 have a new hub offering that he was keen to try. The Hydra freehub has 690 points of engagement, meaning instant engagement. An like all I9 products, the quality is excellent. We laced these beautiful hubs into a set of 35mm wide Wheeltec FliteX rims with 32 Sapim Race black spokes and brass nipples. A super tough and very bling solution. ...