nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted December 15, 2024 Author Posted December 15, 2024 I've just published my e-bike wheels buyer's guide on my website. I hope this is helpful for anyone looking for new e-bike wheels, and are overwhelmed by the available choices. https://wheelbuilder.co.za/buyers-guide-e-bike-wheels/ Prince Albert Cycles, mazambaan, ChrisF and 2 others 4 1
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted December 23, 2024 Author Posted December 23, 2024 A quick photo dump of the last few year-end wheels to roll out of my workshop: An e-bike wheelset featuring Stan's Flow EX3 rims built onto Hope Pro5 hubs with e-bike rated rear hub (steel freehub body) and Vittoria Mazza 27.5 x 2.6" tyres A Nextie 60mm deep rim-brake road wheel laced onto a Hope RS4 hub with Pillar bladed spokes. A pretty rare 27.5" Stan's Valour wheel rebuilt with new spokes and nipples. Merry Christmas everyone, and have a happy, safe and blessed New Year! gerriemtb 1
greatwhite Posted January 2 Posted January 2 On 8/28/2024 at 3:52 AM, Mongoose! said: have this (brand new) if someone want to build a gravel / road disc wheelset. How the world changes - Arc24s were MTB rims when they came out. Now they are being pitched as gravel/road (still too wide for road IMO)
greatwhite Posted January 2 Posted January 2 A bit of an oddball questions to all the wheel builders that read this thread: How many and how often do you get to build a dynamo hub front wheel? And have any of you ever had one that has come back to be stripped down and the hub sent off for repairs and if so how old was it when it needed repair? And was the fault bearing failure or something else? And what make was the hub that had failed?
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 17 hours ago, greatwhite said: How the world changes - Arc24s were MTB rims when they came out. Now they are being pitched as gravel/road (still too wide for road IMO) They're still great rims for XC with up to 2.25" wide tyres. I wouldn't use them for road - they're not designed for higher tyre pressures. For gravel they're cool.
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 17 hours ago, greatwhite said: A bit of an oddball questions to all the wheel builders that read this thread: How many and how often do you get to build a dynamo hub front wheel? And have any of you ever had one that has come back to be stripped down and the hub sent off for repairs and if so how old was it when it needed repair? And was the fault bearing failure or something else? And what make was the hub that had failed? I've built a handful of dynamo front wheels using SON hubs, for ultra-distance MTB riding, like Munga etc. I've never had one come back to me with an issue.
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 The first wheelset of 2025 has left the building! 1235g for the set. Nextie carbon 29er wheels with asymmetric 30mm inner width rims and 140kg system weight limit. Beautiful, but not fragile. I'm especially enamoured by the silver hubs. Laced with lightweight Pillar PSR Xtra1420 bladed spokes and Sapim Securelock black brass nipples. What say you? splat, babse, Kyle48 and 9 others 11 1
Super Sywurm Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Maybe this is my year for a decent wheel set!? ChrisF and Mike Dewing 2
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 6 hours ago, Super Sywurm said: Maybe this is my year for a decent wheel set!? Who am I to argue? 🤣 ChrisF 1
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 Some more wheel p*rn for your viewing pleasure. The 2nd wheelset for 2025 is an all-DT Swiss affair featuring EX511 enduro rims, 350 hubs and double butted spokes with brass nipples. These are up for some serious punishment! splat and Dexter-morgan 2
Super Sywurm Posted January 13 Posted January 13 (edited) @nick_the_wheelbuilder A light aluminum wheel set, how does the weight compare to a very light carbon set. Edit: Looking at a 30 inner dia set. Edited January 13 by Super Sywurm
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 6 minutes ago, Super Sywurm said: @nick_the_wheelbuilder A light aluminum wheel set, how does the weight compare to a very light carbon set. A very light carbon set is in the region of 1200-1300g. (approx R25k) A light alloy set for XC riding is about 1500-1600g. (approx R15k)
Super Sywurm Posted January 13 Posted January 13 4 minutes ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: A very light carbon set is in the region of 1200-1300g. (approx R25k) A light alloy set for XC riding is about 1500-1600g. (approx R15k) Cool, for the alu set, what hoops and hubs will you be using as standard?
nick_the_wheelbuilder Posted January 13 Author Posted January 13 53 minutes ago, Super Sywurm said: Cool, for the alu set, what hoops and hubs will you be using as standard? I see now you're after a 30mm inner width rim option. That increases weight a bit from the 25mm rims I had in mind (Stan's Crest Mk4) If you're after 30mm rims I'd go with either the DT Swiss XM481, Stan's Arch (28mm) or Flow (30mm) or the Raceface ARC Offset. The wheelset will be about 1750-1900g depending. For ultimate light weight I'd suggest using the Nextie Rollingstar II hubs as in the carbon wheelset above (silver hubs, but also available in red, black or gold). Another excellent lightweight option are the new OneUp Components hubs. Unless you're running wider than 2.4" tyres, you can definitely use 25mm inner width rims to save 100g per wheel if you're looking for the lightest option. Happy to have a chat to walk you through all the options. Feel free to PM, email or WhatsApp me.
Super Sywurm Posted January 13 Posted January 13 8 minutes ago, nick_the_wheelbuilder said: I see now you're after a 30mm inner width rim option. That increases weight a bit from the 25mm rims I had in mind (Stan's Crest Mk4) If you're after 30mm rims I'd go with either the DT Swiss XM481, Stan's Arch (28mm) or Flow (30mm) or the Raceface ARC Offset. The wheelset will be about 1750-1900g depending. For ultimate light weight I'd suggest using the Nextie Rollingstar II hubs as in the carbon wheelset above (silver hubs, but also available in red, black or gold). Another excellent lightweight option are the new OneUp Components hubs. Unless you're running wider than 2.4" tyres, you can definitely use 25mm inner width rims to save 100g per wheel if you're looking for the lightest option. Happy to have a chat to walk you through all the options. Feel free to PM, email or WhatsApp me. Thanx, I will contact you when I'm actually ready. nick_the_wheelbuilder 1
NotSoBigBen Posted January 14 Posted January 14 Some super wheelsets @nick_the_wheelbuilder ... Maybe one day when I'm big I can have some custom wheels 😎 Just wondering how many other hubbers venture into 'amateur wheel building'? I have been doing it for a few years now ... ONLY for my own use that is! Often out of necessity because I know the 'real' wheel experts would scoff at some of the crazy stuff I've done ... Quite a few odd rim/hub hole count combinations and sometimes need something that I can 'codge' up out of bits and pieces in my garage saving me a few shekels. A single wheel build for me would take 2 or 3 days to get it close to true and round, often times I get it as close as dammit and then live with it. nick_the_wheelbuilder, Dusty, Mongoose! and 1 other 4
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