Bitex Hubs Custom Hand Built Wheels

Why Bitex hubs are different

• Gouge Guard on the freehub. Steel cassette cogs tend to bite notches into an aluminum freehub, and those notches make the cassette hard to remove. Bitex patented three small hardened stainless splines that take that pressure instead, and it is the Anti-Bite label on our Shimano HG driver choice.
• Six pawls in two sets. Bitex's patented freehub splits its pawls into two groups of three that take turns meeting the ratchet teeth, so the gap between engagement points is half what it would be. The company says the larger pawls also carry more load.
• A freehub you can change later. Each model lists its own freehub bodies, such as Shimano, Campagnolo, XDR or XD, and Bitex publishes videos showing how to swap one. Moving to a new drivetrain can mean a new freehub body and not a new hub.
• Axle ends that convert. Bitex lists quick release and 12mm thru-axle options on models like the MTR, and shows the axle and end cap changes in its videos. If your next frame uses a different standard, the wheel may be able to follow it.
• Alloy or steel axle. On the 142mm MTR rear, Bitex lists a 35.7g alloy axle and an 84g steel one, so a rider can choose between saving weight and a heavier steel part.
• A family hub maker in Taichung. Bitex traces its family business to a bike shop opened in 1923 and has run under the Bitex name since 1978. It says it was first with patented one-piece alloy hubs, and its factory is in Taichung, Taiwan.

The Bitex hubs we build with

These are J-bend hubs, which take standard J-bend spokes - the widest choice of gauge, color and material, and the easiest to source anywhere in the world if you ever break one far from home.

Axle spacing has to match your frame or fork, and it is the single most common thing people get wrong when ordering a wheel. We build Bitex hubs in 100mm, 110mm, 130mm, 135mm, 142mm, 148mm, 150mm, 157mm, 170mm, 177mm, 190mm, 197mm. If you are unsure what your frame takes, measure the inside faces of the dropouts before you order, or email us and we will work it out with you.

What to pair with a Bitex hub

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 Bitex hub and rim pairings

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

• Bitex RAR 12 with Velocity Quill, DT Swiss R 460, Velocity A23, DT Swiss RR 511, PWB Ventus 45C Carbon Textured Brake Track, Boyd 44 Carbon
• Bitex RAF 12 with Velocity Quill, Velocity A23, DT Swiss R 460, DT Swiss RR 411, Astral Solstice, HED Belgium R
• Bitex BX 106 with Kinlin TL 23, Kinlin XR 31, DT Swiss R 470, DT Swiss R 500, Boyd CCC, Velocity Blunt SS
• Bitex MTR with Velocity Blunt SS, Velocity Aileron, WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 25, Boyd CCC, Race Face AR Offset 25, WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 30
• Bitex MTF with Velocity Aileron, Velocity Blunt SS, Race Face AR Offset 30, Boyd CCC, WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 30, DT Swiss R 470
• Bitex BX 211 with Race Face ARC Offset 30, Stan's NoTubes Arch MK4, Race Face ARC Offset 25, DT Swiss XM 481, Stan's NoTubes Flow EX3, DT Swiss G 540
• Bitex BX 212 with DT Swiss XM 481, Boyd CCC, DT Swiss EX 511, Race Face AR Offset 35, Spank 359 Spike, NOX Composites Teocalli
• Bitex FB MTF with Race Face AR Offset 30, HED B.A.D. Alloy, HED B.H.D. Carbon, Velocity Dually, DT Swiss E 532, WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 40
• Bitex FB MTR with DT Swiss BR 710, Race Face AR Offset 30, HED B.A.D. Alloy, HED B.H.D. Carbon, Race Face AR Offset 40, Astral Serpentine Carbon

Every model of both brands that fits, on one page: Velocity wheels with Bitex hubs, DT Swiss wheels with Bitex hubs, Kinlin wheels with Bitex hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Bitex hubs, WTB wheels with Bitex hubs, Race Face wheels with Bitex hubs, Boyd wheels with Bitex hubs, HED wheels with Bitex hubs, Spank wheels with Bitex hubs, Astral wheels with Bitex hubs, NOX Composites wheels with Bitex hubs, PWB wheels with Bitex hubs, Velo Orange wheels with Bitex hubs, Ibis wheels with Bitex hubs, Derby wheels with Bitex hubs, Surly wheels with Bitex hubs, Chromag wheels with Bitex hubs, Convergence We Are 1 wheels with Bitex hubs, ENVE wheels with Bitex hubs, Industry Nine wheels with Bitex hubs, Nextie wheels with Bitex hubs, Reserve wheels with Bitex hubs

Popular rims brands for these builds:

• Astral Rims
• Boyd Rims
• Chromag Rims
• Convergence We Are 1 Rims
• Derby Rims
• DT Swiss Rims
• ENVE Composites Rims
• H Plus Son Rims
• HED Rims
• IBIS Rims
• Industry Nine Rims
• Kinlin Rims
• Mavic Rims
• Nextie Rims
• NOX Composite Rims
• PWB Rims
• Race Face Rims
• Reserve Rims
• Spank Rims
• Stan's No Tube Rims
• Surly Rims
• Velo Orange Rims
• Velocity Rims
• WTB Rims

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