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.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

27.5+ Tubeless Mountain Wheelset For A Full Ventana Wolfram Bike Build: Velocity Dually Rims With Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 and SRAM 716 Boost

27.5+ Mountain Wheelset 
   Intended use: Trail, cross country
   Features: Wide, strong and durable
   mountain rims
   Recommended rider weight: <250
   Wheel Size: 27.5"

Wheel build details
   Rims: Dually 27.5", Black
   Front hub: SRAM 716 Boost
   Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14
   Spokes: Race, Black
   Nipples: Brass, Black
   Lacing: front 3-Cross // rear 2-Cross
   Extras: yellow tape, valve, 180mm







Destination: Sacramento, CA  
(On a Ventana Wolfram 27.5+ being built in our Monkey Lab)


Monday, February 29, 2016

650b Tubeless Mountain Wheelset: Stan's No Tubes Flow Ex with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14 and Shutter Precision Dynamo Hub




Tubeless Mountain Wheelset
   Intended use: Trail / Off-Road Touring
   Features: Rims- strong, durable, resistant to denting, tubeless.  IGH- dependable no-maintenance
   Dynamo hub- self-generating power for lighting and USB charging
   Recommended rider weight: <200
   Wheel Size: 650b

Wheel build details
   Rims: Stan's No Tubes Flow Ex
   Front hub: Schmidt SON 28, red
   Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14, red
   Spokes: Race, black
   Nipples: Brass, black
   Lacing: front 3-Cross // rear 2-Cross
   Extras: Stan's No Tubes yellow tape

Destination: Des Moines, IA

Saturday, February 27, 2016

700c Road Wheelset: HED BELGIAN CLINCHER with White Industries T11 Hubs

700c Wheelset
   Intended use: Road
   Features:
   Recommended rider weight: <200
   Wheel Size: 700c

Wheel build details
   Rims: HED Belgian Clincher
   Front hub:White Industries T11
   Rear hub: White Industries T11
   Spokes: Laser
   Nipples: Aluminum
   Lacing: front 3-Cross // rear 3-Cross
   Extras:









Destination: Bay Area Local (Pick Up)

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Recumbent Wheel: Rigida Andra 26" Rim with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14

Recumbent Wheel
   Intended use: Recumbent touring
   Features: Rim: Strong, IGH: Durable and
   dependable hassle-free gear hub.
   Recommended rider weight: <250lbs
   Wheel Size: 26"

Wheel build details
   Rim: Rigida Andra 30
   Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14,
   polished silver
   Spokes: Strong, silver
   Nipples: Brass 14mm silver
   Lacing: rear // 2-Cross
   Extras: 203 rotor


Destination: Watsonville, CA

Monday, February 22, 2016

Road Touring Wheelset: HED Belgium C2 Clincher with Shimano Deore and Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14

 Road Touring Wheelset
  Intended use: Road Touring
  Features: Strong rims. Durable and
  dependable hassle-free gear hub.
  Recommended rider weight: <225
  Wheel Size: 700c

Wheel build details
  Rims: HED Belgium C2 Clincher
  Front hub: Shimano Deore
  Rear hub: Rohloff SPEEDHUB
  500/14
  Spokes: Race, Black
  Nipples: Brass, Black
  Lacing: front 3-Cross// rear 2-Cross







Destination: Pennsylvania

Friday, February 19, 2016

Touring Wheelset with Rohloff SPEEDHUB 500/14

Touring Wheelset 
   Intended use: Touring
   Features: Durable and dependable hassle-free
   gear hub.
   Recommended rider weight: <350
   Wheel Size: 26"

Wheel build details
   Rims: SUN Ringle Rhyno Lite, black
   Front hub: Rohloff TSDB OEM2, black
   Rear hub: Shimano XT ISO F, 36H blk
   Spokes: Strong blk
   Nipples: Brass blk
   Lacing: front 3-Cross // rear 2-Cross
   Extras: blue liner







Destination: Thailand

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Gravel Grinding / Cyclocross Wheelset: Velocity Aileron Rims with Schmidt Dynamo Hub and Chris King ISO

Gravel Grinding / Cyclocross 

   Intended use: Endurance gravel grinding
   Features: Rims- Light and aerodynamic cyclocross and gravel rims. Pair with 23-28c road tires. Tubeless ready using 24mm Velotape. Dynamo Hub- self generating light
   Recommended rider weight: <225lbs
   Wheel Size: 700c

Wheel build details
   Rims: Velocity Aileron 
   Front hub: Schmidt SON28 ISO 15Q
   Rear hub: Chris King ISO disc 
   Spokes: Race, black
   Nipples: Brass, black
   Lacing: front 3-Cross // rear 3-Cross
   Extras: blue liner, Shimano 160mm



Destination: Santa Rosa, CA