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Spank Rims Custom Hand Built Wheels
Custom Wheels on Spank Rims, Built by Hand
Pick a Spank rim, choose your hub, spokes and color, and we lace and true the wheel ourselves, one at a time, in our Georgia shop.
Build your custom Spank wheel for:
From our truing stand
Spank wheels we’ve built
Every one of these was laced and trued in our shop.
Start with the rim
The Spank rims we build with
Each card opens the builder with that rim already chosen. Scroll for all 5.
How it works
From parts bin to your doorstep
1Pick your parts
Choose a Spank rim, then the hub, spokes and nipples. The builder only offers parts that fit together.
2We measure and prep
Rim and hub are measured here: real ERD, real flange geometry. Spokes are cut to the length your build needs.
3Laced by hand
One builder laces your wheel on the stand. No machine builds, ever.
4Tensioned and trued
Brought up to even tension, stress-relieved, trued round and true, and checked again after it settles.
More about Spank custom wheels
Specs, pairings and FAQ
Custom hand built wheels with Spank rims
Spank builds rims and hubs for gravity and trail riding, with rim profiles shaped to resist the pinch impacts that flat-spot a conventional section.
We lace Spank 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.
The Spank rims we build with
Every Spank rim we build with is aluminum. That is not the budget option so much as the practical one: an aluminum rim can be trued back from an impact that would write off a carbon rim, and it is far easier to justify on a bike that gets ridden in winter.
Internal width is the number that decides your tire. The Spank rims we carry sit mostly in the 30.5-35.0mm 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 Spank 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 Spank rim and hub pairings
Hubs our customers build with each Spank 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.
- Spank Spike Race 33 with Onyx MTB, Bitex MTF, White Industries XMR, Hope Pro 5, Bitex MTR, Hope Pro 5 Single Speed
- Spank 359 Spike Vibracore with Chris King MTB, Onyx Vesper, Onyx MTB, Hope Pro 5, Industry Nine Hydra 2 MTB, Industry Nine 1/1 MTB
- Spank 359 Spike with Bitex BX 212, Hope Pro 5, Onyx MTB, Velocity Standard Atb, Wolf Tooth Mountain, Chris King MTB
- Spank 369 Spike with Industry Nine Hydra 2 MTB, Industry Nine 1/1 MTB, Chris King MTB, Onyx MTB, Velocity Standard Atb, Wolf Tooth Mountain
- Spank 369 Spike Vibracore with Industry Nine Hydra 2 MTB, Industry Nine 1/1 MTB, Chris King MTB, Onyx MTB, Velocity Standard Atb, Wolf Tooth Mountain
We also build with Spank Hubs, if you want the whole wheel from one maker.
Popular hubs brands for these builds:
- Bitex Hubs
- Boyd Hubs
- Chris King Hub
- DT Swiss Hubs
- Hope Hubs
- Industry Nine Hubs
- Nextie Hubs
- Onyx Hubs
- Paul Hubs
- Philwood Hubs
- Shimano Hubs
- Son Dynamo Hubs
- Spank Hubs
- Surly Hubs
- Velo Orange Hubs
- Velocity Hubs
- White Industries Hubs
- Wolf Tooth Hubs
Want to check spoke lengths for a Spank rim before you order? Our free spoke length calculator has the measured dimensions for it.
Spank custom wheel questions
Can you build a wheel with a Spank 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 Spank rim?
The Spank rims we carry are mostly 30.5-35.0mm 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.
How many spokes should a Spank 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 Spank 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.
Not sure which rim or hub?
Tell the Build Assistant how you ride and what you want to spend, and it ranks complete builds for you.
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