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
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
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
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
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
