HMB3 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Hi ,who is one of best wheel builders in Cpt , I am big lad and wheels keep on breaking so bought proper hub set and good rims , now need someone to build it that I will last . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puncture Kid Posted April 19, 2019 Share Hi ,who is one of best wheel builders in Cpt , I am big lad and wheels keep on breaking so bought proper hub set and good rims , now need someone to build it that I will last .Sent you DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted April 19, 2019 Share where in Cape Town are you and how far are you willing to travel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted April 19, 2019 Share Always used BMC for wheels.Been a while since last build though so not too sure who's doing their wheels now.Heard good things about William's Bike Shop out in Somerset West too. DieselnDust, DJR and funnyman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted April 19, 2019 Share +1 for William's DieselnDust and openmind 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted April 19, 2019 Share What's a proper Hub set and rims for a big lad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo R Posted April 19, 2019 Share What do you weigh if i may ask? As i am a big/Heavy lad myself and have not broke any wheels....yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted April 19, 2019 Share What's a proper Hub set and rims for a big lad?Any hub that uses larger bearings like Hope or dt Rims anything that's gravity oriented like Ztr flows, wtb frequency i29s or even spank 395s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnyman Posted April 19, 2019 Share +1 for Williams. Knows all there is to know about wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Ja I use Hope on my MTB's, but I saw no mention of MTB wheels in the OP. DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted April 19, 2019 Share good reliable wheels is not just about the hubs and rims but also about the spokes and number of spokes and lastly spoke tension. For bigger guys, anyone over 90kg 32Hole should be the starting point, spokes with 2.0mm threaded section and head before the j-bend of mushroom head and not less than a 1.6mm middle section. Then the rim doesn't matter so much unless you go for silly lightweight Aluminum rims.Alex, DT Swiss, Notubes all make cost effective robust products. Mavic has updated their alloy MTB rim tech and remain a very good option with the EN827, EN 427 and E-XM430 DJR and Skubarra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValeYellow Posted April 24, 2019 Share +2 for William at Williams Bike Shop in Somerset West Edited April 24, 2019 by ValeYellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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