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Custom Wheels on Nextie Rims, Built by Hand

Nextie is our best-value carbon: about half the price of the other carbon rims we build with, nearly as strong, and a real weight saving over aluminum. Pick a Nextie rim, choose your hub, spokes and color, and we lace and true the wheel ourselves, one at a time, in our Georgia shop.

Why build your wheel around a Nextie rim:

  • Twenty carbon rims, from road and gravel to mountain and fat bike
  • Nearly as strong as other carbon on our rim strength rating, about 20% above aluminum
  • Choose your hub, spokes and color; we lace and true it ourselves in our Georgia shop
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Build your custom Nextie wheel for:

Road / Time Trial / Tri→Road / Cross / Gravel→Touring / Brevet→Track / Road Single Geared→E-Bike / Clydesdale / Tandem→Mountain Bike→MTB Single Speed→Fat Tire / Plus Bike→

Start with the rim

The Nextie rims we build with

Each card opens the builder with that rim already chosen. Scroll for all 20.

Nextie Black Eagle II Fat Bike Carbon RimBlack Eagle II Fat Bike Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Drunken Rhinoceros Fat Bike Carbon RimDrunken Rhinoceros Fat Bike Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium ARX-W Carbon RimPremium ARX-W Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium CGX Carbon RimPremium CGX Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium CRX Carbon RimPremium CRX Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium CRX-W Carbon RimPremium CRX-W Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium RGX Carbon RimPremium RGX Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium RX Carbon RimPremium RX Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium VM Carbon RimPremium VM Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Premium XD DH Carbon RimPremium XD DH Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Standard AM Carbon RimStandard AM Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Standard DH Carbon RimStandard DH Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Supreme Alpha Carbon RimSupreme Alpha Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Supreme Ocean 45G Carbon RimSupreme Ocean 45G Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Supreme Omega 36 Carbon RimSupreme Omega 36 Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Supreme Omega 36U Carbon RimSupreme Omega 36U Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Supreme Ripple Carbon RimSupreme Ripple Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Supreme SGV Carbon RimSupreme SGV Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Wild Dragon Fat Bike Carbon RimWild Dragon Fat Bike Carbon RimBuild with this rim →Nextie Xiphias Fat Bike Carbon RimXiphias Fat Bike Carbon RimBuild with this rim →

See all Nextie rims →

How it works

From parts bin to your doorstep

  1. Pick your parts1

    Pick your parts

    Choose a Nextie rim, then the hub, spokes and nipples. The builder only offers parts that fit together.

  2. We measure and prep2

    We measure and prep

    Rim and hub are measured here: real ERD, real flange geometry. Spokes are cut to the length your build needs.

  3. Laced by hand3

    Laced by hand

    One builder laces your wheel on the stand. No machine builds, ever.

  4. Tensioned and trued4

    Tensioned and trued

    Brought up to even tension, stress-relieved, trued round and true, and checked again after it settles.

More about Nextie custom wheels

Specs, pairings and FAQ

Want a complete Nextie wheelset instead? See Nextie Wheels →

Custom hand built wheels with Nextie rims

Nextie molds its carbon rims in Xiamen, China and sells them direct, which is why the range is so deep: cross-country, trail and downhill MTB, road, gravel and fat-bike profiles, most in Supreme and Premium editions. We supply Nextie rims only as part of a wheel we build, so every one is laced, tensioned and trued here before it ships.

We lace Nextie rims to the hub of your choice and build the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop - tensioned evenly, trued flat and round, and stress-relieved before it ships. You pick the hub, spoke gauge and color, nipple material and lacing pattern; we make sure the combination is one that can actually be built.

Why Nextie rims are different

  • A measured card with each rim. Nextie attaches a card showing each rim's flatness and roundness, and holds Supreme to +/-0.15mm, Premium to +/-0.2mm and Standard to +/-0.25mm, not counting fat bike rims. Nextie says the tighter numbers make a wheel easier to tune as it comes up to tension.
  • A separate mold for the spoke bed. On Premium and Supreme rims, Nextie forms the spoke bed wall in its own mold. The channel comes out flatter, the wall is the same thickness at every spoke hole, and Nextie says the carbon loop around each hole is kept from shifting.
  • Carbon and coverage that step up by edition. Standard rims are all T700 with a 2-year warranty, Premium adds T800 with 3 years, and Supreme adds fibers like T1000 with 5 years. Nextie says it tuned these mixes over rounds of testing for impact resistance.
  • A first mold built for fat bikes. Nextie's first mold was the Wild Dragon in 2013, which it calls the first carbon fat bike rim. Nextie says the triangular section adds strength, and the sloped top sheds snow, mud and sand.
  • Fat bike rims for snow. Riders asked for a single-wall rim that would not pack with snow, so Nextie gave the Xiphias a triangular section drawn from the Wild Dragon. The Drunken Rhinoceros went the other way, a double-wall rim 128mm wide that needed special tooling, aimed at very deep snow.
  • Test results in public. Nextie publishes lab figures for some rims, including stiffness tables and a spoke hole test. On the Ocean 45G it reports 300 kgf at the spoke holes with no cracks or deformation.

Why Nextie: best value, best strength for the weight, best weight savings

  • Best value in carbon. Nextie rims start at $250 and run about $320 on average - roughly half the $626 average of the other carbon rims we build with from ENVE, Reserve, DT Swiss, Derby and the rest. It is the least expensive way into a carbon wheel we offer.
  • Best strength for the weight and the money. On the rim strength rating behind the strength bar on every rim card in our wheel builder, Nextie rims come out within a few percent of the other carbon rims and about 20% above the aluminum rims we stock. Per dollar that is roughly twice the strength of the rest of our carbon range.
  • Best weight savings for the money. Carbon is the lightest way to build a stiff, strong rim, and Nextie is our lowest-cost carbon, so it takes the most weight off a wheel per dollar. Choose Supreme for the higher-grade fibers and the longer factory warranty, or Premium for a T700 and T800 mix.

The Nextie rims we build with

Every Nextie rim we build with is carbon. That gets you a stiffer, lighter wheel, and it means the rim is a long-lived part rather than a consumable - provided the wheel is built to an even tension so no single spoke ever loads the rim bed on its own.

Internal width is the number that decides your tire. The Nextie rims we carry sit mostly in the 21.0-58.0mm band, and that band is what determines the tire sizes that will take a sensible shape on the rim - too narrow and a big tire rolls on the sidewall, too wide and a small tire is left square and harsh. Tell the configurator what tires you run and it will steer you inside the right band.

What to pair with a Nextie rim

A wheel is a system: the rim decides the tire and the braking, the hub decides the drivetrain and the axle fit, and the spokes have to suit both. Start from whichever end matters most to you and the configurator will keep the other end compatible.

Popular Nextie rim and hub pairings

Hubs our customers build with each Nextie rim, led by the pairings they choose most often in our build records since 2009. Every hub listed is in the builder today in a drilling and brake type that fits; tap a rim to start that build.

Every model of both brands that fits, on one page: Nextie wheels with Bitex hubs, Nextie wheels with Boyd hubs, Nextie wheels with Chris King hubs, Nextie wheels with DT Swiss hubs, Nextie wheels with Hope hubs, Nextie wheels with Industry Nine hubs, Nextie wheels with Nextie hubs, Nextie wheels with Onyx hubs, Nextie wheels with Paul hubs, Nextie wheels with Phil Wood hubs, Nextie wheels with Shimano hubs, Nextie wheels with SON hubs, Nextie wheels with Velo Orange hubs, Nextie wheels with Velocity hubs, Nextie wheels with White Industries hubs, Nextie wheels with Wolf Tooth hubs

We also build with Nextie Hubs, if you want the whole wheel from one maker.

Popular hubs brands for these builds:

Want to check spoke lengths for a Nextie rim before you order? Our free spoke length calculator has the measured dimensions for it.

Nextie custom wheel questions

Can you build a wheel with a Nextie rim I already own?

Yes. Choose the supply-your-own rim option in the configurator, ship it to us, and we will lace it into a new wheel with new spokes cut to the right length for that exact rim. You pay for the parts you need and the build labor.

What tire width suits a Nextie rim?

The Nextie rims we carry are mostly 21.0-58.0mm internal, which covers most modern tire choices for their intended use. Tell the configurator what you ride and it will keep you in a sensible tire-to-rim ratio rather than leaving you to work it out.

Is a carbon Nextie rim worth it over aluminum?

It buys stiffness and lower rotating weight, and the rim itself should outlast several aluminum rims. The trade is repairability: an aluminum rim can often be trued back from an impact that would end a carbon rim. If the wheel is for winter training or loaded touring, that matters.

How many spokes should a Nextie wheel have?

It depends on your weight, the terrain and the rim, not on the brand. The configurator recommends a count from your bike type and rider weight, and will not offer a count that cannot be laced to the parts you picked.

How long will my Nextie wheel take?

Build time comes down to parts availability rather than bench time. Your estimated ship date is shown in the configurator before you check out, so you know the date before you pay.

Not sure what to pick? Email info@prowheelbuilder.com (fastest) or leave a voicemail on 470-253-0929 — you will be talking to the people who build the wheels.

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