Elswood Cycleworks

Wednesday morning bottom bracket blues.....

One for the Fixies and Singlespeeds.

Our track wheels are build using the awesome H Plus Son Archetype rims Rims proven to be light yet not sacrificing strength, stiffness, and stability.
The well accepted 23mm wide profile mimics a tubular tire, where the advantage can be felt immediately while taking corners as the tire is no longer shaped as a light bulb, deforming with high side load when cornering. Impeccable H Plus Son workmanship and invisible welded rim joint comes standard with each rim.

They are built on BLB solidly built Large fl**ge track hubs, available in all the candy colours of the rainbow!

Built as ever with Sapim double butted stainless spokes.

Weighing in at 1850g and priced at £320

https://www.elswoodcycleworks.com/handbuiltwheels/EC-Wheels-Custom-Fixie-Singlespeed-p642093539

The deepest of our set piece wheelsets, the EC Carbon50.

Built with the Venn Var 507 TCD, the result of in depth Aerodynamic testing to create the lowest possible drag whilst maintaining stability in cross winds. Perfect for completing the ultimate aero bike build. The Var 507 handles exceptionally well and achieves optimal aerodynamic performance with tires that inflate to 25-26mm width.

Can be built on our own Bitex made hubs weighing in at 1600g and costing £1099
or built on the bombproof DT Swiss 350 hubs at £1199

https://www.elswoodcycleworks.com/handbuiltwheels/EC-Wheels-Carbon-50-p709490136

The first of our set piece carbon wheelsets, EC Carbon35, they are great for fast road riding in all conditions.

Built around the Venn Var 35 TCD road disc brake bicycle 35mm carbon rim,

The external width of 30mm optimizes the airflow in combination with wider tires, while the internal width of 21mm ensures that the wider tires achieve a stable, round profile. The rim width also means that the rims are laterally very stiff while the filament winding process ensures that the rims remain vertically compliant due to the 45 degree fiber layup bias. The combination of these features results in very fast, safe handling carbon wheels that can be used in any conditions.

We offer these built onto our Bitex made disc hubs for £899 or onto the bombproof 350 hubs for £999

https://www.elswoodcycleworks.com/handbuiltwheels/EC-Wheels-Carbon-35-p628341901

Next in our set piece line up, ECWheels Gravel,

The same fantastic handling Hydra rims as the Allrounders, but laced to the bombproof DT Swiss 350 hubs, allowing them to better stand up to the rigours of gravel riding. With their 36tooth SL ratchet freehubs they are the pinnacle of reliability whilst maintaining ultra low rolling resistance.

Also built with amazing double butted, stainless race spokes.

https://www.elswoodcycleworks.com/handbuiltwheels/EC-Wheels-Gravel-p628340951

Our entry level disc wheelset, the Allrounder Disc.

Great for road or gravel use, they are built round around the Hydra, drawing design cues from the hugely successful Archetype rim, The Hydra is a lighter, wider, disc specific rim.
Crafted from G609 alloy, the Hydra weighs in at only 440 grams and builds up to produce an incredibly light and strong wheel. The newer 25mm width is optimised for the fitment of up to 35c tyres - providing faster rolling and superb handling.

As always built with double butted stainless spokes for ultimate reliability.

Weighing in at 1700 grams and costing a mere £450.

https://www.elswoodcycleworks.com/handbuiltwheels/EC-Wheels-All-Rounder-Disc-p642093540

The AllRounder, our longest serving and best value set piece wheelset.
Great for the traditionalists out there, rim brake, non tubeless rims mean if you run tubes your tyres are MUCH easier to get on and off.
The Archetype is the perfect all around road rim. At 450 grams, this rim has proven to be light yet not sacrificing strength, stiffness, and stability.
The well accepted 23mm wide profile provides superb cornering, impeccable H Plus Son workmanship and invisible welded rim joint comes standard with each rim.
Built with Sapim's superlative double butted stainless spokes they are as reliable as they are fun to ride!

Weighing in at 1700g and priced at £380

https://www.elswoodcycleworks.com/handbuiltwheels/EC-Wheels-All-Rounder-p642093287

Meet Bertha, our prized P&K Lie Jig, solidly built and accurate to 0.05mm with non linear run out gauges that allow you to make full use of the gauges from the start of the tensioning process... she's working hard at this time of year!

It's been a hectic few months at Elswood Cycleworks dealing with the summer rush. But we've also been busy working on our range of road and gravel wheelsets. On top of that, getting the webshop built to bring them to a wider audience, still a work in progress but check it out - https://www.elswoodcycleworks.com/handbuiltwheels/

Tool wall coming along nicely, just a few more bits of regular use kit to go up!