Meet The Builder: David at BSC Tools
It’s Youtube time again, and in my latest Meet The Builder video I’m super excited to introduce you to David Gunthorpe, the man behind the orange anodizing of BSC Tools, based in Wales, UK. BSC Tools offers a range of thoroughly thought-out, peer-reviewed, professional workshop-quality wheel-building tools for the discerning home mechanic, working wrench, or […]
Building Wheels With Berd Polylight Spokes (And The New Berd Talon Hubs)
Ever wanted to ride wheels with STRING spokes..? No, of course, you haven’t. But Berd Spokes made them and I’m exceedingly excited to build them. I mean, if you’re not trying new, weird and wonderful things then what’s the point of even building wheels? Berd Polylight Spokes The spokes in question are the much-talked-about Berd […]
In-Depth: Bitex Hubs, our in house hub of choice.
Some of the best hubs available on the market at their price point, Bitex hubs are the finest example of a performance focused, high end OEM hub. Durable, lightweight and with many customisable options for colour, axles and freehub bodies they were the obvious choice when selecting a versatile high quality hub brand to get […]
Alan Colville – Most Elevation Cycled In 48 Hours.
“I’ve been aware of Ryan and his wheel building skills, with my friends and fellow racer using Ryan in Bristol. Riding for Team JMC, Matt Jones suggested that I talk to Ryan about a super lightweight set of climbing-specific wheels for a World Record attempt to cycle the most vertical elevation in 48 hours.” Once […]
Debs’ new Hand-Built Spank Vibrocore Wheels
When customer Debs got in touch looking for a new hand-built, custom wheelset she had a pretty specific idea of what she wanted. “I’m looking for a pair of uber-good Winter Wheels which can also double up for general purpose all year round use” All good so far. But there was an extra ‘must-have’ on […]
Joey Goes Bearded at Bespoked
What the heck does this beard have to do with Bespoked? Bespoked 2019 came and went. The RyanBuildsWheels team attended, exhibited and had an awesome time. That is, with the exception of one aspect of the show that Joey observed. Read on to find out more. I (hi, Joey here!) joined the business in October […]
Why we’re not touching Black Friday
Black is one of our favourite colours. It makes most of our wardrobes intensely simple. It goes well with Ryan’s favourite red and white aesthetic. It makes wheel components available in a great looking gloss, satin or shot-peened options. It allows anodised nipples to really pop or for silver spokes to hit that sweet high […]
