Wheelsmith recommendation? (N. California)

Who's the "go to" wheelsmith in the SF bay area with experience in truing &
repairing mtb rims (possibly bent; see separate thread on that).

With respect, please recommend someone other than yourself. :-)

Thanks.

On Aug 30, 9:06*pm, notme wrote:
Who's the "go to" wheelsmith in the SF bay area with experience in truing &
repairing mtb rims (possibly bent; see separate thread on that).

With respect, please recommend someone other than yourself. :-)


Hmmm, you don't say where in the bay area you're located, but here's a
few choices: arguably one of the best wheelbuilders IN SF is Len at
the Bike Nook in the outer Sunset. Len builds a very nice wheel and
can true up or rebuild if necessary. Give them a call at (415)
731-3838. Alternatively, if you're in the north bay, give Tony Tom a
call at A Bicycle Odyssey (415) 332-3050. Good Luck!

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september.org, says...


Who's the "go to" wheelsmith in the SF bay area with experience in
truing &
repairing mtb rims (possibly bent; see separate thread on that).

With respect, please recommend someone other than yourself. :-)

Thanks.

East Bay try Jason at Montano Velo or Jitensha Bicycle Shop in Berkeley
or Tim Parker at Left Coast Cyclery.

On Aug 30, 9:06*pm, notme wrote:
Who's the "go to" wheelsmith in the SF bay area with experience in truing &
repairing mtb rims (possibly bent; see separate thread on that).

With respect, please recommend someone other than yourself. :-)

Thanks.

For cheap try: http://www.pedalrevolution.org/

For high end try: http://www.cyclemonkey.com/

-Rando

(and check out cyclemonkeys funky spoking at http://www.cyclemonkey.com/gallery.shtml
)

bfd wrote:
On Aug 30, 9:06�pm, notme wrote:
Who's the "go to" wheelsmith in the SF bay area with experience in truing &
repairing mtb rims (possibly bent; see separate thread on that).

With respect, please recommend someone other than yourself. :-)


Hmmm, you don't say where in the bay area you're located, but here's a
few choices: arguably one of the best wheelbuilders IN SF is Len at
the Bike Nook in the outer Sunset. Len builds a very nice wheel and
can true up or rebuild if necessary. Give them a call at (415)
731-3838.

i second that. only guy i've found here whose results are better than
his sales pitch. all the others /tell/ you they're a great wheel
builder, but produce highly iffy results once you get that wheel on the
road. len is an "well, i'll give it a go" kinda guy, but goes on to
hugely impress with the fact that the wheel is just great and more
importantly, /stays/ that way.


Alternatively, if you're in the north bay, give Tony Tom a
call at A Bicycle Odyssey (415) 332-3050. Good Luck!

Hmmm, you don't say where in the bay area you're located,

S. bay, but work takes me all over!

but here's a
few choices: arguably one of the best wheelbuilders IN SF is Len at
the Bike Nook in the outer Sunset. Len builds a very nice wheel and
can true up or rebuild if necessary. Give them a call at (415)
731-3838. Alternatively, if you're in the north bay, give Tony Tom a
call at A Bicycle Odyssey (415) 332-3050. Good Luck!

Thanks. I'll stop in and see Len with my pretzel wheel in hand.

(Darn! Closed Mondays...)

I dropped in on Len and let him give the rim a spin. He pronounced it truly
"trashed".

At least I know the best had a go and now can toss it away without
hesitation.