Wheel Building

Here at Gran Prix were are very passionate about custom built wheels and wheel sets, whether it be for touring, road, Mountain or BMX there is nothing that will transform a bike like a nice new set of wheels.

Hand built wheels offer a few things that may make you consider a hand built wheel set rather than a factory built production wheel set.

• Hand built wheels dont use proprietry spokes so even if you are away from home, trying to source replacement parts is very easy.
• Hand built wheels usually offer a better durability to weight ratio than most factory wheel sets
• Hand built wheels can be customised to suit your required purpose. Lacing patterns, type of spokes and the number of spokes in a wheel can radically change the way that a wheel will ride and feel.
• Hand built wheels are probably cheaper than you think.

Custom wheel building isn't limited to brand new wheels either, you can replace rims, upgrade hubs or even re-build a wheel with a different spoke pattern to change the way a bike rides.

Brands of good quality wheel parts

Chris King
White Industries
DT Swiss
HOPE
Shimano
Campagnolo
Mavic