River Rat Posted October 12, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLX1 Posted October 12, 2012 Share You should have a chat to Ruan at Spoke Workswww.spokeworks.co.za/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted October 12, 2012 Share You should have a chat to Ruan at Spoke Workswww.spokeworks.co.za/Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatonic_Joe Posted October 12, 2012 Share I know Johan Bornman does wheels. http://www.yellowsaddle.co.za/services_wheelbuilding.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted October 12, 2012 Share You should have a chat to Ruan at Spoke Workswww.spokeworks.co.za/ +1, the best you will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted October 12, 2012 Share I know Johan Bornman does wheels. http://www.yellowsaddle.co.za/services_wheelbuilding.htmlhe said I would literally forget about my rear wheel after he built it until the op reminded me about it, damn you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted October 13, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolf Posted October 13, 2012 Share The guys at Cyclehouse in PTA North build at a good price also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted October 13, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted October 13, 2012 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let's Ride Posted October 13, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky4130 Posted October 13, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat Posted October 13, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let's Ride Posted October 13, 2012 Share True, but if you hit a really bad pot hole then most wheels would need a tune up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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