bike wheel repair

bax4556

any body any ideas where is the best place to get a 700c wheel trued,any wheel building experts out there that we should know about?

Beasty

Where are you based?

Humphries Cycles in Finglas have just about the best reputation in the Dublin area

Lemag

I think that Lumen had a wheel(s) repaired/built up by Holyboy (another boardsie & bike shop owner) recently and was happy with the job. You could drop Holyboy a PM with whatever questions you may have regarding the repair job.

GTDolanator

Beasty wrote: »

Where are you based?

Humphries Cycles in Finglas have just about the best reputation in the Dublin area

im not knocking humphries but wheel builds are one area i would leave to someone else

easygoing39

Cliff in Eurocycles,Sth William St. is very well regarded.

Beasty

GTDolanator wrote: »

im not knocking humphries but wheel builds are one area i would leave to someone else

They've re-built 2 Powertaps for me with no problems whatsoever and have had plenty of positive recommendations from other boardsies for wheelbuilding

happytramp

+1 to Holyboy. His shop 'Bee Cycles' is on the south circular road, near Dolphins barn. He trued my wheels a while ago for €15 each. Great job.

GTDolanator

Beasty wrote: »

They've re-built 2 Powertaps for me with no problems whatsoever and have had plenty of positive recommendations from other boardsies for wheelbuilding

fair play to them,but im just giving my experience their wheels arent built in house they send them off i got back a set of wheels for a mountain bike bout 2 yrs ago,they came back with loose spokes.

Beasty

GTDolanator wrote: »

fair play to them,but im just giving my experience their wheels arent built in house they send them off i got back a set of wheels for a mountain bike bout 2 yrs ago,they came back with loose spokes.

MIne were definitely done in-house. They offer to re-tension the spokes after a week or so to avoid problems with them coming loose (which I believe is a common problem with re-builds)

Holyboy

Beasty wrote: »

MIne were definitely done in-house. They offer to re-tension the spokes after a week or so to avoid problems with them coming loose (which I believe is a common problem with re-builds)

It shouldn't be a problem if they're built right, but yes most wheel builders would suggest a check of spoke tension after a few weeks just in case!!

bax4556

thanks for all the info lads

tomasrojo

happytramp wrote: »

+1 to Holyboy. His shop 'Bee Cycles' is on the south circular road, near Dolphins barn. He trued my wheels a while ago for €15 each. Great job.

Good to know. Sounds as if it's quite near me. There aren't that many bike shops near Kilmainham that I know of.

Plasid

also +1 to holyboy, good fast service and good prices, also in the blackhole for zero bike shops at that part of town