I have been happy with three lightweight wheels Peter White built for me. With my first rear wheel (Mavic Open Pro rim), as I left the shop he said, "It will never need truing." I was skeptical, but over 20,000 miles later, it has never been touched by a spoke wrench.
Jon Blum On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 4:49:49 PM UTC-7 Josh C wrote: > Thanks. I've heard of Sugar but didn't think of that, I'll look into them. > > On Monday, August 14, 2023 at 2:13:14 PM UTC-4 fra...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I had several nice wheels over the years, including some Rich built. I >> have to recommend Sugar wheel works. I had a set of SimWorks Stand-alone >> rims (Velocity Cliffhanger) with CX ray spokes MI5 rear hub and Son front >> and they were the nicest build I’ve ever seen by far. Great to work with >> and the price was much better than some other options as well. >> >> On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 12:56:10 PM UTC-7 Josh C wrote: >> >>> Thanks Laing. I do have a set of VO rims on a bike that I recently >>> acquired and like them so far. I've ridden on them throughout the summer >>> quite a bit. I like that they come in a polished finish but the highest >>> hole count is 36. I'm not sure how they will hold up just yet, but they >>> seem nice. Wish they did 'em in a 40h. I don't mind truing a wheel, and >>> have a truing stand, but I'd rather have a pro build the wheel. >>> >>> On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 2:05:52 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote: >>> >>>> I almost always build my own wheels, but you cannot go wrong with >>>> either Rich Lesnik (Rivendell / Hands On Wheels) or Peter White. I have >>>> had >>>> wheels from both, and they were flawless. Not local to you though, west >>>> coast and east coast respectively. >>>> >>>> I use Velocity or Velo Orange rims; Phil Wood, White Industries, Paul, >>>> Curtis Odom or classic Campagnolo hubs (Nuovo Record or Tipo); and >>>> Wheelsmith (out of production but still out there) or Sapim spokes. Most >>>> of >>>> my wheels are now 40 and 48 spoke, but I do have quite a few 36 and even a >>>> couple 32s. >>>> >>>> Laing >>>> Delray Beach FL >>>> >>>> On Friday, August 11, 2023 at 9:13:50 AM UTC-4 Josh C wrote: >>>> >>>>> I could use a recommendation for a good wheel builder. I've used >>>>> prowheelbuilder.com in the past and have no complaints. Not sure how >>>>> I landed on them. Just curious if there is another business that I should >>>>> be looking into? I'm located in Indianapolis as well, and would prefer >>>>> sending business to a local or at least midwest company if possible. >>>>> >>>>> I'm looking for a set of 700c wheels for my Atlantis. I'm thinking >>>>> I'll do velocity cliffhangers with a SON up front and a nice rear hub. >>>>> The >>>>> rear is not yet totally decided as I like quiet hubs but there are not >>>>> many >>>>> options in rim brake, 36-40h hubs these days. I've got an onyx silent hub >>>>> on my crust and love it but they only go up to 32h and I'd prefer 36 or >>>>> 40 >>>>> as I'm a big dude. Which is why I'm thinking about a white industry (loud >>>>> as they come) rear hub in 36 or 40h. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway. I'd like to hear about your preferred wheel builders. >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a008d9a8-dc10-4c4b-8342-114fa727a033n%40googlegroups.com.
