wheel builders

anyone recomend a wheel builder

im sw scottland

wonerding about prices to re spoke the Araya rims i took off my project





and retrue the rear



is this hub ok? with pitting



andrew

They're OK, but it's a lot of work for some fairly tired parts.

I would want to use a better hub really.

If you look at my for sale thread, the wheels I'm giving away for charity have probably seen less use.

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Any decent LBS should be able to build up a set of wheels. I used to use Carrick Cycles in Ayr when I was a laddie - in fact I still have a set of 217CD they built up on to XT hubs for me around 15 years ago, and they are still going strong!

Price wise, if you are getting the shop to supply new spokes, nipples, tape, etc then you are probably looking at around the £30 mark in parts, and maybe £15/£20 in labour (depending on their rates) per wheel.

You might be able to get it slightly cheaper by providing your own parts, but for the sake of £5/10, support the LBS and get them to do it! Plus, if there is only one false economy applies in bikes - its cheap wheels!!

I've heard Doolies in Paisley also have a good name for wheel building, but not sure if that is too far from you.

Wheelcraft i believe are the place to go, somewhere in the wilds near Glasgow.

Willy Bain
359 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow, G41 1QT
Tel: 0141 423 9010