Meet Our UK Master Wheel Builders

Clint Matthews started in the late 70's racing motorcycles and then bicycles. It soon became apparent that he was faster on bicycles and a lifelong passion was born...  LEARN MORE

Phil has been working professionally with bicycles for over 22 years, perfecting and honing his skills to become the craftsman he is today. In his first job at the local bike shop he...  LEARN MORE

Mark hails from an engineering background in the motor industry, building his skill set whilst working on high tolerance equipment. The care and attention required have now...  LEARN MORE

The married team of Sylva and Marek have over fifty years of combined experience. Sylva’s passion for wheel building began in the mid-nineties while working for some of the top... LEARN MORE

Andy started building MTB XC racing wheels when lightweight tubeless rims became available for XC racing.  When the advantages became so obvious – building these wheels... LEARN MORE

Upon discovering two abandoned bikes near his childhood home, Gary, aged 8, dropped his homework to set about begging and borrowing the tools needed to get them back... LEARN MORE

Ian's first wheel build was way back in 1988 with Shimano XT on Mavic M6 rims, and he's been building wheels ever since. Ian built wheels for Gold Tec in the late 1990's giving him... LEARN MORE

Performance bike wheels have been part of County Cycles for over 40 years. Wheels are handbuilt by specialist Simon who puts his soul into every wheel he builds... LEARN MORE

The Cycle Hub head mechanic Will has been lacing, tensioning, and truing wheels for over ten years. He has vast experience in building wheels for all disciplines from MTB to...  LEARN MORE

Neil Hobbs Known as Obbsie, has been in the cycle industry in Oxford and the surrounding area sinc leaving school, and has raced regularly in both cyclocross and time trials...  LEARN MORE

Jeff Wharton is a Velo Schils original, having been with the renowned brand since the shop first opened all the way back in 1997. Jeff has over 30 years of experience...  LEARN MORE

Big on Bikes is the fruition of a dream that Dave had since he started fixing bikes with Dad from the age of 10 years old. My dad found `skip` bikes and brought them home...  LEARN MORE

Martin has been working professionally within the bicycle industry for over 35 years and has experienced just about every change the industry has gone through. A former Great...LEARN MORE

We are a family run Bicycle Shop and Professional Workshop based in Gloucester, we offer a professional workshop, retail store and online shop with many years of experience... LEARN MORE

Simon Apps started building wheels professionally while working at a BMX shop as a main mechanic. Learning the techniques and dark arts of wheel building... LEARN MORE

Steve started in the trade over 30 years ago, aged just 14. Whilst still at school, Steve took up a work experience position at the local Bike Shop, and from that point onwards...  LEARN MORE

Paul Hewitt has over 30 years of wheel-building experience and has built thousands of bicycle wheels and even a few motorcycle wheels. Paul thrives in doing the best...  LEARN MORE

Ben has a real passion for building wheels and has been perfecting his skills for over 25 years gaining a great reputation for building pro-BMX, mountain bike, and road wheels...  LEARN MORE

As a child, Pete was always intrigued by how things worked, how they were made, and how to hack or improve them. This led him to a degree in Physiology, but his lifelong love...  LEARN MORE

The Bike Lounge has been building bike wheels for over 40 years, firstly creating wheels for club cyclists, well-known brands, and professional teams... LEARN MORE

Echelon Cycles was formed in 2006 to provide the local community of Pershore and the outlying area with an independent, specialist road bike shop... LEARN MORE

Rob has been involved in the cycle industry since 1981 and started wheel building in the late seventies. After clocking up around 25 wins... LEARN MORE

At AW Cycles we’ve been building custom wheels since 1994. Lewis and Chris, our current wheel builders have over 20 years of experience lacing... LEARN MORE

A Different Gear is fortunate to have an experienced team of Master wheel builders, each with a minimum of 10 years of professional wheel building expertise... LEARN MORE

Dave Mellor Cycles are blessed to have two Master wheel builders Lee Powell and Dave Mellor. Dave himself was taught to build wheels by cyclocross star... LEARN MORE

Marc Le Sueur is the latest addition to the Performance Cycles team. Originally from Jersey, Marc has raced both mountain bike and road events for over 30 years. Marc... LEARN MORE

Paul and Barney are both experienced wheel builders. Paul was taught at a very young age by his father Roy and has been building wheels for more than 50 years. Barney has a... LEARN MORE

Kevin and Jon Have over 50 years of bike maintenance and wheel building experience between them. They started their journey building, repairing, and tuning BMX wheels... LEARN MORE

Lee Prescott is the lead wheel-builder at Velo Atelier and has been building wheels for over 35 years. As an accomplished product designer, bike fitter, frame builder, and mechanic... LEARN MORE

Liam's passion for wheel building and cycle maintenance started in the workshop of York Cycle Works back in 2008 at the tender age of 15... LEARN MORE