Chasing Trails wheel building service

Quality wheels let you enjoy the ride. Good components can last very well & save unnecessary weight, but the strength of a wheel is mostly down to a quality build

These days cheap price is very often the focus, meaning that some companies don’t charge for the build. Whilst we try to keep prices sensible a quality set of wheels takes a certain amount of time to perfect, and with the build so important we feel it’s not an area to cut corners. However good the components, without a good tight build you don’t get a reliable wheel. We’re up front about this so that you know what you’re paying for – no corners cut. Ever.

Why Chasing Trails?

Wheels are built by me, Steve with over 20 years wheel building experience. Nothing’s totally indestructable but in the past I’ve had frames expire in er, ‘incidents’ without my wheels needing a re-true

Services on offer

We’ll build single wheels or a set, re-spoke existing wheels & replace rims or hubs. We’re also happy to re-true your current wheels

We use Sapim spokes for the quality, the fact that they’re priced well is a bonus. Their double-butted spokes are a trusted standard – lightweight but strong choice for most kinds of riding. For the ultimate build their aero CX-ray spokes will shave off more grams without sacrificing strength notubes flow MTB rim

We recommend Stans NoTubes wheel rims; an innovative & quality brand

Their wheel rims include some of the lightest available but without going too narrow to achieve it. This gives a nicer tyre profile & better handling. Most of their rims can also run tubeless, with UST tyres or many of the standard types. Please phone if you need advice as to what’s suitable for your riding style. I’ve been running a set of the ‘all mountain’ NoTubes Flow rims for a while now & they’ve coped with plenty of abuse so far. Not had to re-true them yet & they weigh in at 470g

There are plenty of hub manufacturers out there, but we recommend the ones that we know will stay in one piece! Chris King, Hope & Shimano all last very well. Give us a call if you want advice on what will suit your needs & riding style

Prices

Please contact us to arrange your wheel build. Feel free to email, but a phone call is ideal as we’ll get a better feel for your needs

	1 wheel:	Pair:
Build options
Build inc silver plain gauge:	£32.00	£59.00
Build inc black plain gauge:	£42.00	£79.00
Build inc silver double butted:	£38.00	£71.00
Build inc black double butted:	£48.00	£91.00
Build inc silver CX-Rays:	£95.00	£185.00
Build inc black CX-Rays:	£105.00	£205.00
Black Brass spoke nipples – add:	£4.50	£8.00
*Silver Alloy nipples – add:**	£5.50	£10.00
*Coloured Alloy nipples – add:**	£12.00	£22.00
(black, gold, green, red, blue, purple)
- please get in touch for availability
*recommended for race use only
Rims – add:
ZTR Arch black (26 or 29er) 32H:	£71.00	£135.00
ZTR Arch white 32H:	£74.00	£141.00
ZTR Flow black 32H:	£74.00	£141.00
ZTR Flow 29er black 32H:	£75.00	£143.00
ZTR Flow white 32H:	£76.00	£145.00
ZTR Alpine black (28 or 32H):	£70.00	£133.00
ZTR Alpine white 32H:	£71.00	£135.00
ZTR Crest black (28 or 32H):	£70.00	£133.00
ZTR Crest white 32H:	£71.00	£135.00
ZTR Crest 29er black 32H:	£71.00	£135.00
ZTR Crest 29er white 32H:	£74.00	£141.00
other rims also available
Chris King Hubs:
	Front:	Rear:
ISO disc QR (R N Y B S L C M G):	£176.00
ISO disc 15mm (R N Y B S L C M K):	£176.00
ISO disc 15mm large flange (R N Y B S L C M G):	£182.00
ISO disc 20mm (R N Y B S L C M G):	£182.00
ISO disc – all 135mm & 142mm (R N Y B S L C M K):		£360.00
ISO disc 150mm (R N B M):		£391.00

Colour codes:

S=Silver; B=Black; R=Red; Y=Gold; G=Green; M=Mango; L=Pewter; C=Brown; K=Pink; N=Navy

Wheel-building courses also available

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