Wheel Builder required.

[River Rat]

Can Anyone recommend a good wheel builder in the Pretoria area?

 

After the Mankele carnage I'm looking to build a set of wheels for my 29er.

[FLX1]

You should have a chat to Ruan at Spoke Works

www.spokeworks.co.za/

[River Rat]

You should have a chat to Ruan at Spoke Works

www.spokeworks.co.za/

Thanks

[Catatonic_Joe]

I know Johan Bornman does wheels.

 

http://www.yellowsaddle.co.za/services_wheelbuilding.html

[Newboy]

You should have a chat to Ruan at Spoke Works

www.spokeworks.co.za/

 

+1, the best you will get.

[milky4130]

I know Johan Bornman does wheels.

 

http://www.yellowsaddle.co.za/services_wheelbuilding.html

he said I would literally forget about my rear wheel after he built it until the op reminded me about it, damn you!

[River Rat]

he said I would literally forget about my rear wheel after he built it until the op reminded me about it, damn you!

 

Think of a cool blue ocean.

[Woolf]

The guys at Cyclehouse in PTA North build at a good price also.

[milky4130]

 

 

Think of a cool blue ocean.

LOL! Ah thanks for that, not only am I thinking of a cool blue ocean I'm on my way to it, Amashova here I come.

Seriously Johan Bornman is the man for the job, i shipped my hub from Cape Town to Jhb, that's how much I trusted his wheel building skills, once wheel was built he shipped back to Cape Town.

[River Rat]

LOL! Ah thanks for that, not only am I thinking of a cool blue ocean I'm on my way to it, Amashova here I come.

Seriously Johan Bornman is the man for the job, i shipped my hub from Cape Town to Jhb, that's how much I trusted his wheel building skills, once wheel was built he shipped back to Cape Town.

 

Enjoy but beware of the potholes!

[Let's Ride]

Honestly, just get your LBS to do it.

 

You don't want to be sending the wheel to another province whenever something goes wrong or driving 100 km's.

Edited October 13, 2012 by Sound Guy

[milky4130]

Honestly, just get your LBS to do it.

 

You don't want to be sending the wheel to another province whenever something goes wrong or driving 100 km's.

thats just the thing something will never go wrong once it's built correctly by the right person.

[River Rat]

thats just the thing something will never go wrong once it's built correctly by the right person.

 

I agree and I saw this on Mankele. A nipple broke on day 1 which I fixed. On day 2 I replaced 2 more, by the end of Day 3 I was nursing the wheel home. When discussing this with the LBS they suggested giving it to a good wheel builder. So hence the request but I also want to build a bombproof wheel set with ZTR Flow rims and Hope evo2 hubs. Haven't yet decided on the spokes, maybe some suggestions.

[Let's Ride]

True, but if you hit a really bad pot hole then most wheels would need a tune up.