Wheel House & Cycle Monkey

Welcome to our Wheel House! Wheel building is central to Cycle Monkey. Here, we feature hand-built wheels that are made to order for our customers - either for existing bikes or complete bike packages. Check out The Monkey Lab to see complete bikes that feature Cycle Monkey wheels and other products.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Road: Pacenti rims on CycleOps hubs


Durable daily road/training wheelset
  • Intended use: Road, training.
  • Features: Power meter integrated into rear hub to measure power output, tubeless compatible.
  • Recommended rider weight: 135 pounds
  • Wheel size: 700c
Wheel build details
  • Rims: Pacenti SL23
  • Front hub: CycleOps Power Tap
  • Rear hub: CycleOps Power Tap G3
  • Spokes: Sapim
  • Nipples: Sapim
  • Lacing: radial front / 2 cross rear
Destination: Local pick-up







Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Road: Velocity A23 rims on White Industries hubs

Road and cyclocross

- Intended use: Road, cyclocross
- Features: Titanium freehub body, U.S. made hubs and rims, tubeless compatible rims.
- Recommended rider weight: 180 pounds
- Wheel size: 700c

Wheel build details

- Rims: Velocity A23
- Front hub: White Industries T11, 24 hole
- Rear hub: White Industries T11, 28 hole
- Spokes: Sapim
- Nipples: Sapim
- Lacing: 3 cross front / 3 cross rear

Destination: Local pickup




Tuesday, November 12, 2013

MTB: ENVE Rims on Rohloff & Chris King hubs

Lightweight cross country wheelset

- Intended use: Cross Country racing, trail.
- Features: Rohloff SPEEDHUB offers reliable shifting in all conditions, lightweight carbon rims, tubeless compatible rims.
- Recommended rider weight: 200 pounds
- Wheel size: 29”

Wheel build details

- Rims: ENVE 29 XC
- Front hub: Chris King ISO Disc
- Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14
- Spokes: Sapim CX Ray
- Nipples: Pillar
- Lacing: 2 cross front / 2 cross rear
- Extras: Gates Carbon belt drive pulley, Magura Storm rotors

Destination: Independent Fabrication bikes. Newmarket, New Hampshire.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Fatbike: Surly Marge Lite rims on Rohloff & Surly New hubs

Durable fatbike wheelset

- Intended use: Fatbike, bikepacking, mountain biking, beach and snow riding.
- Features: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 offers reliable shifting in all conditions.
- Recommended rider weight: 250 
- Wheel size: 26”

Wheel build details

Rims: Surly Marge Lite
- Front hub: Surly New Disc
- Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14
- Spokes: Sapim
- Nipples: Sapim
- Lacing: 3 cross front / 2 cross rear
- Extras: Magura Storm rotors, Gates Carbon belt drive pulley

Destination: Local pick-up


Thursday, September 5, 2013

Commuting: Rohloff SPEEDHUB and Schmidt SON28 dynamo on Velocity Dyad rims

Rohloff SPEEDHUB and Schmidt SON28 dynamo on Velocity Dyad rims
   Intended use: Commuting and Touring
   Features: Self contained Rohloff SPEEDHUB 14-speed internally geared hub with belt drive sprocket and efficient SON28 dynamo hub built onto tough and durable rims for every day riding.
   Recommended rider weight: <175lbs
   Wheel Size: 700c

Wheel build details
   Rims: Velocity Dyad, 32 hole polished silver
   Front hub: Schmidt SON28 dynamo polished silver
   Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, 32 hole polished silver
   Spokes: SAPIM Laser
   Nipples: SAPIM brass
   Lacing: 3x front // 2x rear
   Extras: Gates Carbon Drive CDX belt sprocket, Schwalbe rim liners

Destination: Waterford Cycles, Waterford, Wisconsin




Thursday, August 1, 2013

Wheel Color Options

 

One fun aspect of building custom wheels is coordinating colors.  Okay, it's a small part but there are quite a few options for matching rims and front hubs to the stock colors on the Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 hubs.  You can see a few examples of what we stock in the photos above and below.

In addition to the black and silver color that most companies offer hubs in, Rohloff also offers an anodized red option for their hubs.  We stock a variety of front hub options from different manufacturers, most of which are offered in colors to match all three of Rohloff's color options.  These manufacturers include: Schmidt SON dynamos, Toxoholics, White Industries, Phil Wood, Chris King, and Project 321.  In addition, we stock several Velocity rim models in black, polished silver, and custom red anodized.  We have also been known to send hubs and rims to a local anodizing shop to get just the right shade of pink or green to make a bike really pop.

Get in touch to see what we can do to make your project even more special!


Saturday, July 27, 2013

Touring: Velocity Cliffhanger on Rohloff & Chris King Hubs


Durable Touring Wheels
   Intended use: Touring
   Features: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 offers reliable shifting in
     all conditions
   Recommended rider weight: <300 lbs.
   Wheel Size: 700c/29"

Wheel build details
   Rims: Velocity Cliffhanger
   Front hub: Chris King ISO Disc (36 H)
   Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 (36 H)
   Spokes: Sapim Race
   Nipples: Sapim brass
   Lacing: 3x // 2x
 

Destination: Midwest Tandems, Ann Arbor, MI