Ribble hand built wheels

term1te
term1te Posts: 1,462
edited July 2007 in Workshop
Can anyone comment on the quality of Ribble hand built road wheels? They seem competitively priced, is it a case of getting what you pay for, or are they a good deal?

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  • jpembroke
    jpembroke Posts: 2,569
    I had a set of Ribble handbuilt wheels once (cheap Veloce on MA3) and they were excellent. Stayed true and stood up to 2 or 3 years of commuting. Seemed fine to me. I'm sure that others will have had different experiences though.
    I'm only concerned with looking concerned
  • rdaviesb
    rdaviesb Posts: 566
    They are fine, but if you really want bomb proof, order from Paul Hewitt in Leyland.
  • Rob Sallnow
    Rob Sallnow Posts: 6,279
    Term1te wrote:
    is it a case of getting what you pay for,

    Well in my experience it was a case of never getting what you asked for....though to be fair to them they only got the the rims, hubs and number of spokes wrong :? :roll:
    I'd rather walk than use Shimano
  • Jonathan Mcp
    Jonathan Mcp Posts: 2,472
    Experiences over the past couple of years with ribble wheels have been OK, I've got a set of Veloce on MA3's that are 7 years old and other than 1 broken spoke, no problems, more recently a set of centaur on open pro have been OK, but maybe rear wheel wasn't destressed properly as I needed LBS to retrue after a few rides.
  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    My experience was a bit mixed. Nice straight wheels, but I had rear spokes failing inside 500 miles, presumably due to over tension when built. Open pros on Veloce.
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    Many thanks for the comments. :)
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