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Where's a good place to get wheels built?

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  • 26-06-2016 9:41am
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    Koobcam
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    I'm considering getting a set of carbon rims here in Beijing and having some wheels built back in Ireland-I'm looking to use DT Swiss hubs and they are hard to get over here, so I'm going to wait until I'm back home to get the wheels made. Just wondering if anyone has any recommended shops or people that will be able to build a good set of wheels. These would be wheels for disc brakes. Somewhere in or around Dublin would be handiest (Naas/Newbridge area even better). Thanks for any suggestions.


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    omri
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    Bee Cycles has been recommended few times here in similar threads previously.


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    lethal dose
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    http://www.adverts.ie/bike-wheels/custom-wheel-building-inc-black-dt-swiss-competition-spokes/5815536

    Formerly Ashford Cycles now based in Kildare.


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    kingoffifa
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    lethal dose wrote: »
    http://www.adverts.ie/bike-wheels/custom-wheel-building-inc-black-dt-swiss-competition-spokes/5815536

    Formerly Ashford Cycles now based in Kildare.

    +1 for this guy. Sound out to deal with. Always on time too.


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    easygoing39
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    Cliff in 2 Wheels on South William St.


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    shamrock2004
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    I have used Humphries Cycles in Finglas - They do custom wheel builds.


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    Fender76
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    +1 on Cliff


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    Miklos
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    easygoing39 wrote: »
    Cliff in 2 Wheels on South William St.

    I would second that. Had a set of Dura Ace/Open Pro wheels built by him years ago and they're still going strong.


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    magicbastarder
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    i was told in humphries less than an hour ago that they typically charge about €35 for a rebuild.


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    shamrock2004
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i was told in humphries less than an hour ago that they typically charge about €35 for a rebuild.

    Is that good or bad?


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    granty1987
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    Have you considered building them yourself? Takes a bit of time to work out the details but once you have everything, its an enjoyable process. First wheel is a bit slow, but you get the hang of it a lot quicker for the second.

    I didnt really do it for the scrimping as I wanted to know more about how a wheel works for truing it in the future. I didnt have any fancy equipment, just a spoke wrench, a bike stand that I borrowed, grease and some cotton wool buds with the wool removed (which was really bloody handy)


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    nailik
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    easygoing39 wrote: »
    Cliff in 2 Wheels on South William St.

    Cliff is the man


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    Koobcam
    Registered Users Posts: 828 ✭✭✭Koobcam


    granty1987 wrote: »
    Have you considered building them yourself? Takes a bit of time to work out the details but once you have everything, its an enjoyable process. First wheel is a bit slow, but you get the hang of it a lot quicker for the second.

    I didnt really do it for the scrimping as I wanted to know more about how a wheel works for truing it in the future. I didnt have any fancy equipment, just a spoke wrench, a bike stand that I borrowed, grease and some cotton wool buds with the wool removed (which was really bloody handy)

    No, though it's not a bad idea. Might be good to start with something relatively inexpensive though-I'm looking for a pretty decent set of wide carbon-rimmed wheels and they will have disc brakes, so I reckon if I was to start my wheel building with that sort of set-up, it might not go too well.


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    saccades
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    shamrock2004 wrote: »
    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i was told in humphries less than an hour ago that they typically charge about 35 for a rebuild.

    Is that good or bad?


    Fairly reasonable I would have thought, it's a skilled job that takes a while, remember that you have to stick the spoke cost on top of that too if you are bringing hub and rim in (and multiply by 2).


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    cdaly_
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    granty1987 wrote: »
    Have you considered building them yourself? Takes a bit of time to work out the details but once you have everything, its an enjoyable process. First wheel is a bit slow, but you get the hang of it a lot quicker for the second.

    I didnt really do it for the scrimping as I wanted to know more about how a wheel works for truing it in the future. I didnt have any fancy equipment, just a spoke wrench, a bike stand that I borrowed, grease and some cotton wool buds with the wool removed (which was really bloody handy)

    The Professional Guide to Wheelbuilding costs a tenner and includes plans for a wheel truing stand. I built mine out of an old cupboard and spent around a fiver on bolts and wingnuts...


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