Thank You for signing up for my 7 amazing little tips on Motorcycle Wheel Building. (The first email will be in your inbox shortly and you will receive six more over the next few days.)
My Name is Vince and I am the owner of Colwood Wheel Works. I specialise in restoring bicycle and motorcycle wheels. I was taught in the 1960s by my father who owned his own bicycle shop and I became very passionate about this fascinating craft.
With the knowledge I have learned in all these years I have developed the skills and expertise to help others do the same. The desire to keep this wonderful trade going is very important to me as this craft cannot be taught or properly learnt looking at a YouTube video.
I have already held several courses and I am really pleased to say, that all who came along have left as skilled and enthusiastic wheel builders. Some wanted to learn so they could maintain their own cycles or motorcycles, whilst others saw the potential for starting up their own business or enhancing an already existing business.
Some of my former students are already running their own profitable wheel building businesses
One to One tuition
You will have my full undivided attention
The course consists of one day bicycle wheel building and two days hands on motorcycle wheel building.
What You Will Learn…
- Recording data from an existing wheel to enable a successful and accurate rebuild
- Differences in spoke design and why they are important
- Matching spokes to hubs and nipples to rims
- Lacing in the correct order (this can change for different rim and hub combinations)
- Ensuring correct spoke lines and correcting them when necessary
- Truing and achieving correct (safe) tension
- Advice on setting up and running a successful wheel building business
… and much more, including…..
THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE WHEEL
You will be well looked after while you are with me. I have an office with tea and coffee making facilities and comfy chairs to sit in while we chat through some of the aspects of the course.
I ensure the course is nice and relaxed as most students respond and learn more quickly this way. Once we are ready to get practical and hands on we move to my workshop where all the magic happens and you will learn the wonderful craft of wheel building.
