Latest Custom Builds — XLR8 Hubs

Sam’s Fast Marathon Hoops

29er Alex Rims All Mountain Cyclocross Sapim Wheel Builds XLR8 Hubs

Sam’s Fast Marathon Hoops

Sam came to us with a DT Swiss 370 hub in hand, and a plan to build up an old 29er he had racked up in his garage. An experienced rider, with years of competition under his belt, he specifically

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Mike’s Zipp 404 Replacement

Aero Carbon Sapim TT and Triathlon Wheel Builds XLR8 Hubs

Mike’s Zipp 404 Replacement

We do a lot of Zipp wheel repairs at XLR8. They are very common, and some models have some very specific issues that come up. Hub replacements are a common occurrence, but it’s fair to say the carbon technology is

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From the depths of the workshop …

Aero DT Swiss Hplusson Sapim Track and Fixed TT and Triathlon Wheel Builds XLR8 Hubs

From the depths of the workshop …

Occasionally we get new rims, or hubs to try out. The best way to do this is to build a few sets of hoops, and well … try them out. Many moons ago we did this with our XLR8 MD

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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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