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WTB Rims Custom Hand Built Wheels
Custom Wheels on WTB Rims, Built by Hand
Pick a WTB 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 WTB rim:
- Pick the rim, then your hub, spokes and color
- Road, cross and gravel, e-bike, mountain, MTB single speed or fat and plus
- Gallery builds on White Industries, DT and Chris King hubs
- Laced and trued one wheel at a time in our Georgia shop
Build your custom WTB wheel for:
From our truing stand
WTB wheels we’ve built
Every one of these was laced and trued in our shop.
Start with the rim
The WTB rims we build with
Each card opens the builder with that rim already chosen. Scroll for all 8.
KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 35 RimBuild with this rim →
KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 40 RimBuild with this rim →
KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 25 RimBuild with this rim →
KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 30 RimBuild with this rim →
KOM Light TCS I 23 RimBuild with this rim →
KOM Light TCS 2.0 CVX I 25 RimBuild with this rim →
KOM Light TCS 2.0 CVX I 30 RimBuild with this rim →
KOM Light TCS I 76 RimBuild with this rim →How it works
From parts bin to your doorstep
1Pick your parts
Choose a WTB 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 WTB custom wheels
Specs, pairings and FAQ
Custom hand built wheels with WTB rims
WTB has been designing rims and tires in Marin County, California since 1982, and its rim widths are chosen to suit its own tire casings.
We lace WTB 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 WTB rims are different
- Rims and tires designed together. WTB develops the two at the same time to optimize how they fit, aiming for easier mounting and removal and a more reliable tubeless seal. It also names rims by inner width, so an i30 is 30mm inside and tire fit is easy to work out.
- Solid Strip in TCS 2.0. A strip sits in a recessed channel under the tubeless tape, which stops the tape sagging at the spoke holes. The tire then seals against a smooth, consistent surface.
- 4D angled drilling. Each spoke hole is drilled at the angle that lines the nipple up with its hole in the hub. WTB says that eliminates binding and side loading and spreads the load, which extends the life of the wheel.
- CVX spoke bed. On the rims with CVX in the name, WTB's patented shape thickens the spoke bed where it is needed and removes material where it is not. It also gives the nipple head more contact with the rim to reduce stress at the spoke hole.
- I-Beam support. An I-shaped wall inside the rim cavity adds radial and lateral rigidity, and KOM Tough rims use two of them. HTZ rims pair the I-Beam with walls WTB says are 25 to 30 percent thicker than its standard rims, for the extra weight of e-bikes.
- On-Ramp and Beadlock. On-Ramp is a steady slope from the rim valley up to the bead seat, which makes installing, inflating and removing a tire easier. Beadlock then fits the tire bead precisely to prevent slipping or air loss.
The WTB rims we build with
Every WTB 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 WTB rims we carry sit mostly in the 24.5-40.0mm 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 WTB 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 WTB rim and hub pairings
Hubs our customers build with each WTB 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.
- WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 35 with Hope Pro 4 Fat Sno, Shimano XT M8210 B, Hope Pro 5, Onyx MTB, Chris King MTB, Bitex BX 211
- WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 40 with Hope Pro 4 Fat Sno, DT Swiss 350 Big Ride, Onyx Fat Bike, Hope Pro 5, Onyx MTB, White Industries CLD
- WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 25 with Bitex MTR, Shimano XT M8210 B, White Industries CLD, Chris King MTB, Shimano 105 R7070, Bitex MTF
- WTB KOM Tough TCS 2.0 CVX I 30 with Bitex MTR, Bitex MTF, Shimano XT M8210 B, Onyx MTB, Hope Pro 5, Shimano 105 R7070
- WTB KOM Light TCS I 23 with Shimano 105 R7070, Bitex MTR, Bitex MTF, DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc, DT Swiss 240 Disc, Shimano XTR M9210 B
- WTB KOM Light TCS 2.0 CVX I 25 with Shimano 105 R7070, Onyx Vesper, Shimano XT M8210 B, DT Swiss 240 Straight Pull Disc, DT Swiss 350 Disc, Bitex BX 106
- WTB KOM Light TCS 2.0 CVX I 30 with Industry Nine Hydra 2 MTB, Industry Nine 1/1 MTB, Velocity Standard Atb, Wolf Tooth Mountain, Chris King MTB, Onyx MTB
- WTB KOM Light TCS I 76 with Bitex FB MTF, Bitex FB MTR, Velocity Fat, Hope Pro 4 Fat Sno, Onyx Fat Bike, SON 28 Fat Bike
Every model of both brands that fits, on one page: WTB wheels with Hope hubs, WTB wheels with DT Swiss hubs, WTB wheels with Shimano hubs, WTB wheels with Bitex hubs, WTB wheels with Industry Nine hubs, WTB wheels with SON hubs, WTB wheels with Onyx hubs, WTB wheels with Chris King hubs, WTB wheels with White Industries hubs, WTB wheels with Paul hubs, WTB wheels with Velo Orange hubs, WTB wheels with Velocity hubs, WTB wheels with Boyd hubs, WTB wheels with Phil Wood hubs, WTB 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 WTB rim before you order? Our free spoke length calculator has the measured dimensions for it.
WTB custom wheel questions
Can you build a wheel with a WTB 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 WTB rim?
The WTB rims we carry are mostly 24.5-40.0mm 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 WTB 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 WTB 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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