winter riding tips

Wheel Builds

Wheels are the most important part of your bicycle for longevity and efficiency!!! The wheels I build are a matter of pride. With this I offer what I refer to as continuity of care a service plan for the life of the wheel to the original owner. free truing for life.

A few stipulations do apply:

  • Truing means truing
  • Damaged wheels are just that, damaged. Truing does not help them
  • If your wheel is out of true, it's free
  • Retain your paper work! With out it, no free service
  • Please bring the wheel off bike and the tire off the wheel
  • Allow 4 hrs for most jobs

Standard Wheel Truing: $5-$15

Lube the nipples and true the wheels

Standard plus: $10-$20

Adjust the hub/cones, lube the spoke nipples and true the wheels

Deluxe Wheel Truing: $15 to $25

True and re-dish the wheels Inspect the cones Inject grease into the hub Adjust the hub

Repack the front hub: $13

Replace balls and grease Readjust hub & cones

Repack the rear hub: $18

($35 per Sturmey Archer 3-speed hubs)

Replace balls and grease

Lube the internals of the freewheel or remove the cassette free hub body and lube the internals. Other internal hubs tend to take more time and are subject to our hourly rate of $35

Fix a flat/replace a tube

$5 to $10 on standard bicycles. 3 speeds and other internal geared bicycles $15. some internally geared bicycles taking more time such as enclosed chain bicycles or for example Shimano NEXUS hubs require more time $10 to $20 on the average.

Wheel Builds

$35 front or rear when all parts are purchased through Paramount winter time wheel builds are free of labor when all parts are purchased through PARAMOUNT!!!
$40 on your hub
$60 with an overhaul of the hub and a build with parts purchased through PARAMOUNT
$65 with your parts , i.e not purchased through PARAMOUNT

*** ALL WHEELS COME WITH LIFE TIME FREE TRUING / SEE THE ABOVE STIPULATIONS***

WHEEL BUILDING LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE.

in season $125 for 3 hours of lesson time with the purchase of parts through PARAMOUNT. you must have prior wheel
truing experience

FREE Wheel builds November through March when all parts are purchased trough the shop.

*Because "settling will occur", all wheel builds come with the Paramount warranty of six months free truing and adjustment of the hub.