Latest Custom Builds

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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Craig’s Fat Blue Zelvies!

27.5" Carbon DT Swiss Project321 Wheel Builds Zelvy

Craig’s Fat Blue Zelvies!

XLR8 was recommended to Craig by another customer of ours. We like that, it makes us confident that we spec and build great wheels. It is happening more and more these days! Craig requested a great set of carbon hoops

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Neil’s well considered Kinlin’s on Novatec – strong, light, inexpensive (Keith Bontrager was wrong!)

Kinlin Novatec Sapim Wheel Builds

Neil’s well considered Kinlin’s on Novatec – strong, light, inexpensive (Keith Bontrager was wrong!)

We’ve been working with Neil for quite a while. He’s been building a couple of new bike from scratch, and knew that a factory wheelset was not going to cut it. He’s a big dude (but not specifically heavy at

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Christie Rattles a World Champ

DT Swiss TT and Triathlon Wheel Builds XLR8 Rims

Christie Rattles a World Champ

You may remember that we’ve been helping Christie Sym get back to racing as a Pro Triathlete. Well, her persistence (and her XLR8 Mistral’s) paid off at last week’s Challenge Melbourne 70.3 Triathlon (that’s pretty much a half Ironman –

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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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