Wheelbuilding Weekender courses: new dates available for Spring/Summer 2025!
Are you wheelbuilding curious? Are you ready to learn to hand build your own bicycle wheels? Or maybe you’re already wheel building, but would like some expert advice to step-up to the next level? I’m pleased to offer some dates for the 2025 Wheelbuilding Weekenders — two days of exceptional expert tuition to build your […]
How To Build Your Own Wheels Episode 2: Measuring Spoke Length and ERD
Episode 2 of my ultimate guide to building your own bicycle wheel is here! In episode 1 we look at all of the tools you’ll need. In episode 2, we’re working out all the measurements you’ll need to get right and how it’s important to measure twice! We’re learning how to measure spoke length, hub […]
Video: Building Bicycle Wheels For Larger, Heavier and More Powerful Cyclists
In my latest Youtube video I’m chatting to Steph from Every Body Outdoors. Every Body Outdoors is “fighting for clothing, gear and representation for plus size bodies in the outdoor movement”. You see, the bicycle industry has a problem. Not necessarily a conscious one, but a problem nonetheless. Most products are designed to cater […]
How To Build Your Own ERD Sticks and Measure Effective Rim Diameter, For Free
Building your own wheels? You’re going to need to measure the Effective Rim Diameter. What is Effective Rim Diameter? Simply, it’s the measurement that you need to calculate spoke length when building a bicycle wheel. It’s is measured from the point in the rim where the threaded end sits. It’s really important to get it […]
Bicycle Wheel Building Tools – Your Complete Guide
Are you interested in building a bicycle wheel of your own? If so, congrats, you’re going to love it. But before you start you’re going to need some bicycle wheel-building tools. Lucky for you, I’ve just launched episode 1 of my new How To Build A Bicycle Wheel Video series and, I’m starting at […]
New RyanBuildsWheels Club Wheels Explained
My latest blog is ALIVE! And so is my new range of RyanBuildsWheels Club wheelsets. Club Wheels are brand new and they’re handbuilt, made-to-order and part of my Ready to Roll collection. As you probably know, Ryan Builds Wheels Ready to Roll wheels are the flipside to going full-custom. I still build them by hand, […]
The Order Book Is OPEN For Custom Wheels
Great news folks – after a short hiatus I’ve re-opened the order books for RyanBuildsWheels custom, handbuilt wheels. What’s the story here..? There’s a couple of ways of working with me, you see. You can buy a pair of my Ready To Roll wheelsets from my website. These are pre-designed using a list of components […]
How To Tubeless Your Bicycle Wheels (The RBW Way)
Are you scratching your brain box and wondering how to tubeless your bicycle wheels? Well, wonder no longer, I’ve made a video all about it. And it’s EASY. Don’t listen to the naysayers, tubeless is awesome and with a bit of practice and the right gear should only take about 15 minutes per wheel. You’ll […]
An RBW Pride Message
Not queer as in ‘gay’, queer as in FUCK YOU! It’s pride month…whoopee. So whilst all the big corps are jumping on that juicy rainbow bandwagon, and busy ticking those marketing and PR boxes with some good old-fashioned pink washing let’s cut this bullshit and keep this short-ish shall we? I came out as queer […]
Introducing RyanBuildsWheels Journey Wheelsets
Introducing the brand new RyanBuildsWheels Journey wheelsets. Launched as the first in a new range of ready-to-roll wheelsets, the ‘Journey’ collection includes great value, entry-level gravel, road, CX and touring wheels. All are handbuilt to order by Ryan at RyanBuildsWheels. The Journey collection offers the best of handbuilt, value and performance. The most affordable wheels […]
