[dubwise]

Malcolm Borg is shutting down his shop/online site for good.

I had planned to buy a set of wheels from him in the coming weeks, so need to look elsewhere. Any suggestions for a good set of road wheels?

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[bobbinogs]

Wheelsmith has always been
Wheelsmith has always been very good for me. Malcolm was always very opinionated so I got bored with him telling me I should be riding tubeless, etc., when I simply wanted what I wanted.

[bobbinogs]

Comms is v poor though.
Comms is v poor though.

[Pura Velo]

A shame to see a long

A shame to see a long standing name from the custom wheel building community fall victim to the industries woes. 

Not intended as a shameless plug, but if anyone is reading this article looking for a new wheel builder, please feel free to reach out to Pura Velo.

Ryan Builds Wheels and DCR would I’m sure also love to build you something specific to your needs.

[dubwise]

Cheers
Cheers

[matthewn5]

David at DCR wheels is very

David at DCR wheels is very good.

[dubwise]

Thanks to Rendel and Simon

Thanks to Rendel and Simon for the suggestions.

All the best to all for 2025

[Simon E]

That is a pity, Malcolm had a

That is a pity, Malcolm had a great reputation and spent a lot of time posting his no-nonsense advice gained over many years on Bikeradar.

If you want handbuilts then I have heard good things about Mark Pollard in Devon, I think he trades as Spokesman wheels.

[mostly]

I needed to send a set back
I needed to send a set back for an overhaul:(

[Miller]

That’s a shame. He seemed
That’s a shame. He seemed like a decent guy and he had a good no-fuss website. Bought a few things from him over the years and he was contactable if you needed guidance.

[Rendel Harris]

Difficult to say without

Difficult to say without knowing your budget or intended use but I did happen to notice yesterday that Sigma Sports have some substantial reductions on some very nice wheelsets at the moment:

 https://www.sigmasports.com/clearance/wheels

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