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Hands on wheels is bespoke wheel build company with over twenty years experience in bicycle industry. All welcome.

Hand built wheels individually tailored to customer needs from beginner through enthusiast to pro racing level.

14/11/2025

Lovely buzzzz from 350 DEG hub with massive 72T ratchet rings (twice as big as on classic hub). Love these hubs and highly recommend. Obviously wheel built with top class product FR541 rim. What else would you need?!
Fantastic wheels πŸ”₯

Photos from Hands on wheels's post 18/04/2024

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Beauties in gorgeous red 😍
For many years hubs with classic flanges have been dominating in cycling industry either on factory wheels and especially in custom wheel build department. Classic hubs either non disc or disc specific have better geometry to build strong and laterally stiff wheels which leads to fast and responsive wheels. Flanges have much bigger diameter and are widely spaced apart.
Straight Pull hubs now days offer less than ideal geometry with much smaller flanges with smaller gap in between. Most OEM wheels have SP hubs as they build up in to wheel a bit quicker than classic hubs with no room for error in lacing. From mass production point of view it saves lot of time. In hand built wheel world does not make huge difference.
I've been really big fan of classic hubs mainly because of their (most of the brands with few exceptions) fantastic geometry.
Fast forward to now day ish times .... with mainly disc brake wheels most of them I still build with classic dic hubs but there is one exeption to that situation...
Amazing hubs from
Ideal hubs with all features I need from wheel build perspective. Top quality engineering with fantastic geometry (best on market in SP hub world) with big flanges widely spread apart. Love itπŸ‘Œ
Perfectly machined with main 56T ratchet ring made of titanium, 4 stainless steel pawls and springs, rest parts made of alloy. There is bearing preload adjustment on both hubs.
Hubs come in wide range of beautiful anodized colours like this red πŸ˜€ Trully great hubs, light with very nice buzzz.
Build spec:
Hyper 45mm
X SP CL disc
CX-Ray
Squorx alloy + PHR washer
Weight: 1320g

🚲 Happy cycling everyone 🚲


Photos from Hands on wheels's post 06/02/2024

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It's been looong time since I've posted here. It was still 2023 😯 Last few weeks of last year were extremely busy with new builds, repairs, new projects and few new components coming in. Beginning of new year appeared to be even more busy so I ended up with no time to post new things on social media. I will try to do as best as I can to catch up instagram flow...
Welcome to 2024. Happy New Cycling Year 🀘
Let's start with classic build of track wheels with legend Dura Ace 7600 track hubs you've seen in real I posted some time ago.
Beautiful Dura Ace hubs laced to H+SON Archetype shiny silver rims, Race silver spokes and brass silver ni***es.
Gorgeous wheels in stylish finish πŸ₯°


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Photos from Hands on wheels's post 19/10/2023

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Non disc wheels are definitely not dead πŸ‘Š Track/single speed wheels became very popular in last few months. They are simple, strong, fast with elegant classic look.
Ideal set up for commuting and riding along fixed or freewhel.
Pair of Sturmey Archer black track hubs built in to Archetype black rims with freshly cut and threaded Race black spokes and black brass ni***es πŸ˜€πŸ™Œ Stealth mode on πŸ‘Š


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Photos from Hands on wheels's post 12/10/2023

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Another pair of beauties in purple built πŸ₯°
There is something sentimental in purple hubs especialy when you were riding mtb bikes in 90's like myself πŸ˜€
I wanted to proudly say that all our carbon rims are custom made by
Fantastic quality and perfectly finished rims which are pleasure to build in to wheels πŸ‘Œ
Here we have
Pro 5 boost hubs laced to 30mm deep carbon rims in satin finish with freshly cut and threaded D-Light black spokes and tightened with double square secure lock black brass ni***es for extra weather proof set up πŸ‘Œ
Pair of enduro/freeride hoops ready to roll-fly πŸ™Œ
They weigh 1795g pair πŸ‘Š

🚲 happy cycling everyone 🚲

Photos from Hands on wheels's post 10/10/2023

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Great pair of all year round road/gravel cl disc wheels πŸ˜€ Based on great value for money dynamo hub from PL-7 12mm bolt though hub, Pro 5 CL disc rear hub paired with RR481 rims with freshly cut and threaded Race black spokes and double square black brass ni***es πŸ™Œ
Fantastic set of wheels with best components for performance and money. Very universal set of wheels which you can use on road or gravel bike all year round with dynamo powering up your lights and also your mobile phone.
You will never run out of power with this dyno wheels. Perfect time of the year to get pair of these wheels for your daily commute to work and back home.
One do All hoops πŸ‘Œ
Get in touch if you want to get your pair built πŸ˜€

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Photos from Hands on wheels's post 28/03/2023

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We have spring time now right πŸ€” but when you look through window or go outside it's definitely not in full mode yet πŸ˜‰ I was really lucky to have one such beautiful sunny day with fresh vivid spring colors blooming πŸ˜€πŸ˜€ That was perfect time for first few happy fhoto sessions of some best wheels out there πŸ˜€.
Session number 1.
Pair of light, strong and stiff set of XC wheels built for Simon.
Brand new Pro 5 CL boost hubs laced to great
XR391 rims with freshly cut and threaded CX-Ray spokes and brass double square black ni***es.
Fantastic set of wheels for XC but also can be great pair of gravel wheels.
Stif and light thanks to bladed spokes with fast engagement.
1760g for pair with low rotational mass make them fast and responsive πŸ‘Œ
Ready to roll πŸ‘Š

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Photos from Hands on wheels's post 28/02/2023

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One stable πŸ˜€ and bombproof components put together for best freeride /downhill wheels πŸ’ͺ
Pair of 350 IS bolt disc boost hubs laced to new FR541 rims with freshly cut and threaded Race black spokes and double square brass black ni***es. Wheels come with spare sets of rim decals supplied by 🀘
Ready to hit trails πŸ˜€


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Photos from Hands on wheels's post 24/02/2023

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Dynamo gravel power ⚑️wheel builtπŸ˜€Based on SON Schmidt 28 12mm bolt though dynamo hub in classic silver πŸ˜€ laced on to GR531 rim with freshly cut and threaded Race black spokes and Squorx brass black ni***es πŸ™Œ
Best dynamo hub on front can get you whenever you like short or long adventure and you never run out of power for you lights πŸ˜€πŸ™Œ You can alo charge your mobile phone 😲
Get in touch if you want to get dyno wheel for you πŸ˜€

🚲 Happy cycling everyone 🚲


Photos from Hands on wheels's post 10/02/2023

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Another pair of toughest alloy wheels on the market built and left workshop 🀘Designed specially for gravity games πŸ˜€πŸ€˜ I was really lucky to get big delivery of them couple months ago, very unexpected but such lovely surprise to have πŸ˜€
They have been really popular.
Now they are almost gone, we have last few rims left in stock which is definitely not enough to carry on building these wheels till June/July😒 next estimated delivery of FR541 rims.
More details.
Pair of Pro 4 boost hubs laced to FR541 rims with freshly cut and threaded Race black spokes and squorx brass silver ni***es. Wheels come with spare sets of rim decals supplied by 🀘
I really like classic silver hubs πŸ˜€
Ready to hit trails πŸ˜€


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Photos from Hands on wheels's post 20/01/2023

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Light, strong and stylish gravel wheels built for
for their gorgeous Enigma custom bike build πŸ™Œ
Based on our Gravel 45mm carbon rims with 30mm external width laced to pair of 350 hubs with freshly cut and threaded
CX Ray bladed spokes finished with brass black ni***es for weather proof set up when wheels go through mud and rain πŸ‘
Get in touch if you want pair of gravel wheels to explore world of bike adventures πŸ˜€ waiting for you.
Stay tuned for more photos of complete bike πŸ™Œ

🚲 Happy cycling everyone 🚲


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