[Notgettinganyfaster]

All – does anyone have any experiences of Wheelsmith, and their handbuilt wheels?.

A topic thread 2 years ago was very complimentary but was after an up to date review.

Looking at a set of 50mm carbon clinchers on Hope hubs, I know the rims are generic Gigantex, but does anyone have any experiences of them.

http://www.wheelsmith.co.uk/#!powertap/c10at/d59cae93-5d73-c82e-14ef-66d2945c4518

Any help gratefully received

 

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[mtbtomo]

I bought some of their Race

I bought some of their Race 23 alloy wheels a couple of years ago and have raced (TT and road race)/trained/commuted on them and not had to true them once – the spokes staying well tensioned in that time.  Whereas I’ve had other factory built wheels, such as Kinesis and even some Cosine ones recently (which I also really like) which have needed truing and/or the odd spoke tensioning.

 

I don’t think there’s any reason to believe standards would have slipped, doubt you’ll find any negative forum post.

 

I will say the sealing on the freehub on their own hubs isn’t great but you need to have some “mechanical sympathy” and strip it down, clean and lube occasionally after a wet ride, like the instructions.  Edit: If you’re getting Hope hubs then thats irrelevant.

 

If they are rebadged Gigantex, and built by a competent builder, then I think they’re a safe bet!

[Notgettinganyfaster]

Thank you, thats good to hear

Thank you, thats good to hear.

[Poptart242]

There’s a big thread over on

There’s a big thread over on BikeRadar on handbuilts, lots of mentions for  Wheelsmith there. A couple of mates have wheels from there too. One races on his and has had no problems.

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