Spa touring wheels, any good?

[Brandane]

After 8000 miles, the original rims on my Tricross are looking as if they might not have another summers worth of touring left on them, so I am looking to replace the front and rear wheels as a complete "ready built" set.

After a bit of searching, Spa Cycles in Harrogate look to be the best bet, as I can specify my needs and their prices look reasonable too. Has anyone used them, and how did you find the quality of service and product?

 

[Piemaster]

Yup. 2 dynohub wheels and they have just re-built an alfine hub into a wheel for me (not used it yet as still waiting for the frame).
Kept breaking spokes with original (locally built) alfine wheel. I don't expect this to happen with the Spa one. I've found them really good to deal with.

 

[Soltydog]

I have a Spa dynamo wheel on my hybrid & its been great.Over 2 years old & still true as the day I got it. Was upgrading my wheels on the tourer last year & planned to go with Spa again, but Rose bikes in Germany were considerably cheaper

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There were a couple of votes for Rose on this thread yesterday - http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/bamboozled-by-touring-bike-bits.126007/#post-2357506

 

[oldfatfool]

I have had two sets of wheels handbuilt (one touring/ one racing) from Rose now, both where delivered within a couple of weeks of ordering and arrived well packed and perfectly true. Couldn't have bought the parts in the UK for what they cost made and delivered from Germany.

 

[Brandane]

I have a Spa dynamo wheel on my hybrid & its been great.Over 2 years old & still true as the day I got it. Was upgrading my wheels on the tourer last year & planned to go with Spa again, but Rose bikes in Germany were considerably cheaper

Looks like I need to check out Rose Bikes then. Thanks for replies.

 

[Soltydog]

I went for http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/atb-wheel-set-28700-c-dt-swiss-tk-540dh-3n80-fh-t780/aid:556201
10 year guarantee on spoke breakages, but not sure I'd bother returning them for a broken spoke but they must have real confidence in the quality to offer that.