Building some MTB wheels?

[Karl K]

I'm in Cape Town and have struggled to find someone (I'm sure there is someone somewhere but unfortunately our paths did not cross) to build a set of wheels properly. So on the bike I bought earlier this year I had Ruan at Spokeworks in Pretoria (know him from my days in Joburg) build me a set of 29'er ZTR's with Tune hubs. 7 months and 5000km (including many races and lots of riding at Delvera, Tokai, Jonkers, Grabouw, Welvanpas, Contermans, Hillcrest etc.) later and they're as stiff as the day I bought them! None of that "you have to wait for the spokes to settle" nonsense and not once having to take the wheels for truing.

 

I see many guys (including myself a few times) having problems as result of poor wheel building and once a set of wheels begin to give problems they will continue to do so until you have them properly and completely rebuilt.

 

So if you're in the market for a new set of wheels, look up Spokeworks!

 

http://www.spokeworks.co.za