Andiroo99

Hi

Can anyone recommend a great wheelbuilder in the DC Metro Area - ideally MD or NoVa. I am looking to get some wheelsbuilt up from the high end vintage hubs and new rims and spokes etc.

Also any idea on prices per hour for build?

Thanks

Arb

adrien

Two come to mind -- Matt Moore at Cyclelife in Georgetown has built me two sets, and has done a really nice job. I had a set made some time ago by Bill Mould at Spokes in Alexandria. Bill tends to make wheels to be bombproof, Matt was a little more focused on feel.

Been a while since I looked at price. I think both are in the $80 per wheel range.

gc3

that price is about right, maybe a little on the high end. I just had my cheap Chinese clincher rims built up at Bicycle Pro Shop (Alexandria location) by Carl. He really knows what he's doing.

pbd

November is in Kensington, MD. I don't know for sure, but I'd imagine if you dropped off a set of hubs, they'd lace them up to rims for you.

DOS

Mark at City Bikes in Adams Morgan.

gc3

I kinda doubt it, since they stopped doing any custom builds (per their blog), but hey, give it a try, what do I know...

zatopek

Travis Evans at Just Riding Along Bike Shop in Laytonsville, MD. Have him build you a set of "Rolling Blackouts"; straight butter and about as bomb-proof as they come.

Andiroo99

Thanks for advice...!

Rc51rydr

Hello all, looking for a good wheel builder in 2023. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

Jjbailey930

If you are in N. VA - call Green Lizard in Herndon or The Bike Lane in Reston.