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Stan's No Tube Rims Custom Hand Built Wheels
Custom Wheels on Stan's NoTubes Rims, Built by Hand
Pick a Stan's NoTubes 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 Stan's NoTubes rim:
- Stan's rims including the Arch EX, Flow EX, Alpha 340 and Crest
- Builds shown here pair them with DT 240, Industry Nine, White Industries and Hope hubs
- Build for mountain, MTB single speed, fat tire or plus, e-bike, Clydesdale or tandem
- Laced and trued by hand, one wheel at a time, in our Georgia shop
Build your custom Stan's NoTubes wheel for:
From our truing stand
Stan's NoTubes wheels we’ve built
Every one of these was laced and trued in our shop.
Start with the rim
The Stan's NoTubes rims we build with
Each card opens the builder with that rim already chosen. Scroll for all 4.
How it works
From parts bin to your doorstep
1Pick your parts
Choose a Stan's NoTubes 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 Stan's NoTubes custom wheels
Specs, pairings and FAQ
Custom hand built wheels with Stan's No Tube rims
Stan's NoTubes did more than anyone to make tubeless practical on bicycles, and its rim bed profiles are still built around getting a tire to seat and hold.
We lace Stan's No Tube 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 Stan's NoTubes rims are different
- Bead Socket Technology. Stan's patented rim shape holds the tire by its bead rather than its sidewall, so the sidewall can expand to a rounder profile. Stan's says that means more traction and less rolling resistance than a conventional shape, which drives the bead deeper and restricts tire volume.
- Low sidewalls. Bead Socket rims have lower sidewalls than conventional rims. Stan's says that leaves them less exposed, and makes the rim lighter and stronger.
- Spoke offset set by rim width. On MK4 rims the spoke holes sit 1.5mm off center on the 25mm Crest, 2.5mm on the 28mm Arch and 3mm on the 30mm Flow. Stan's reports 92 percent drive to non-drive tension balance on the Crest MK4, against 58 percent on the symmetric MK3.
- Even retention on both sides. Stan's says most asymmetric rims struggle to inflate and seal evenly. Its BST-Asymmetric shape is designed to equalize tire retention and dent resistance on each side of the rim.
- WideRight widths. A rim that is too narrow pinches the tire and one that is too wide distorts it, so Stan's sets widths to let the tire reach its intended shape. The 28mm Arch MK4, for example, is sized for 2.2 to 2.5 inch tires.
- Tiebeam on the Flow EX3. An inner bridge makes a triple-cavity section that resists the sidewall folding that causes air loss after a big hit. Stan's aims this 6069 aluminum rim at enduro, downhill and the added weight of e-bikes.
The Stan's No Tube rims we build with
Every Stan's rim we build with is aluminum, which buys a rim you can dent, straighten and keep riding, at roughly a third of the replacement cost of carbon.
Internal width is the number that decides your tire. The Stan's No Tube rims we carry sit mostly in the 23.0-30.0mm 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 Stan's No Tube 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 Stan's NoTubes rim and hub pairings
Hubs our customers build with each Stan's NoTubes 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.
- Stan's NoTubes Flow EX3 with Chris King MTB, Bitex BX 211, Onyx Vesper, Bitex MTR, Industry Nine Hydra 2 MTB, Industry Nine 1/1 MTB
- Stan's NoTubes Arch MK4 with Hope Pro 5, Bitex BX 211, White Industries XMR, Bitex MTF, Onyx Vesper, Industry Nine Hydra 2 MTB
- Stan's NoTubes Crest MK4 with Onyx Vesper, White Industries CLD, Hope Pro 5, Bitex MTR, Bitex MTF, White Industries XMR
- Stan's NoTubes Flow MK4 with Hope Pro 5, Onyx MTB, Chris King MTB, Shimano XTR M9210 B, Industry Nine Hydra 2 MTB, Shimano XT M8210 B
Every model of both brands that fits, on one page: Stan's NoTubes wheels with Hope hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Chris King hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with DT Swiss hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Industry Nine hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Shimano hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with White Industries hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Bitex hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Onyx hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Velocity hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with SON hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Phil Wood hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Paul hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Boyd hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Velo Orange hubs, Stan's NoTubes wheels with Wolf Tooth hubs
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
- Surly Hubs
- Velo Orange Hubs
- Velocity Hubs
- White Industries Hubs
- Wolf Tooth Hubs
Want to check spoke lengths for a Stan's No Tube rim before you order? Our free spoke length calculator has the measured dimensions for it.
Stan's No Tube custom wheel questions
Can you build a wheel with a Stan's No Tube 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 Stan's No Tube rim?
The Stan's No Tube rims we carry are mostly 23.0-30.0mm 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 Stan's No Tube 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 Stan's No Tube 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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