Category Archives: Wheelbuilding
ENVE Downhill Wheels | Pre-Orders being taken now
ENVE Composites have launched their first downhill-specific carbon rim. Prototypes have been in use by the Santa Cruz Syndicate team for…read more
TORQ XC MTB Team – wheels built by Strada
Strada are really pleased to be sponsoring the Torq MTB team by building them 15 pairs of 26″ and 29er wheels for the 2012 season.
Smart ENVE System (SES) | pre-orders being taken now
Strada are now accepting pre orders for the ENVE Smart System (SES) 3.4 wheels in both tubular and clincher formats.
H Plus Son SL42 with Phil Wood hubs review
Hi, several months ago you built me a pair of pretty awesome wheels! They are brilliant! Great training to get them rolling and then you feel like a steamroller once you’re up to speed.
A23 Chris King R45 review
The A23 wheels and Chris King R45 hubs not only look fantastic they roll really smoothly and both the ease of acceleration and comfort surprised me.
A23 review | “I’m highly impressed”
To cut a long story to something shorter, I’m highly impressed with these wheels and their associated build. In fact I’m willing to go a little bit further. These A23’s are the best feeling and most comfortable clinchers I’ve ever ridden.
Zipp 303 rebuild | 1102g the pair
David from Birmingham wanted to revamp his 2010 Zipp 303 tubulars so he sent them in for a rebuild. We stripped the hubs and spokes and replaced them with new 2012 Tune Mig Mag hubs and black Sapim CX Ray spokes.
ENVE 45 carbon clinchers + Chris King R45 hubs
ENVE Composite 45mm carbon clincher rims and Chris King R45s hubs – a lovely wheelset featuring two of our favourite components.
Goldtec polished road hubs + Ambrosio Excellight Rims
Here are a pair of Ambrosio Excellight rims with Goldtec Road hubs we built for a classic looking durable wheelset for a customer in Aberdeen.
Customer “I sold my Zipp 303s and kept my A23s!”
The A23s were faultless, no flex, really good ride and the braking (especially in the wet) was much more consistent than the Zipps.
