http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: wheel building machine - Recent Posts en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:56:16 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10404#post-113570 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:38:30 +0000 chdot 113570@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I remember getting a tour of the Dawes factory in the early 80's"</p> <p>Me too. </p> <p>Think they were quite proud of the wheel machine. </p> <p>About the time that Dawes became part of a Dutch bike business and also started importing far-eastern mountain bike frames for their cheap ZED range. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10404#post-113568 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:04:14 +0000 Charterhall 113568@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/the-robot-wheel-building-revolution--37550/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/the-robot-wheel-building-revolution--37550/</a></p> <p>An interesting piece on the rise of the machine. I remember getting a tour of the Dawes factory in the early 80's, they had a wheel building machine then but they only used it for their cheapest models. How times have changed ! Interesting that the same machine is used by so many brands.<br /> Given the time savings over handbuilt, I wonder if any bike shops have considered buying one of these in order to offer bespoke new builds or rim replacements. </p>