Racing is coming back. Regardless of the specifics or how you feel concerning the current state of the world, much of the populace here in the US is peaking out from under the covers and realizing that soon it will be time to step out from isolation and return to “life”. Instead feeling we have …
You can now configure your dream wheelset by purpose and use and price it out immediately. PSIMET began importing rims in 2009 and since then we have been trying to have a website that enables customers to configure their own custom dream wheelsets without having the awkward interfaces or the burden of too many or …
By Rob Curtis (aka PSIMET) The internet is a great invention. It allows us to access information so readily it can truly make your head spin. Turns out it also provides immediate access to information regardless of its validity. As a wheelbuilder this situation can really be a pain. Like with all hobbies or interests …
Warning: some of the language used here is reflective of great feeling and passion therefore some may not like it. Therefore NSFW, kids, or whatever. “Well at least he died doing what he loved.” Bullshit. I’ve ridden my bike for a lot of years. Every year it seems like more and more drivers are distracted. …
By: Rob Curtis (aka “PSIMET”) Custom wheel is one of many terms given to wheels that are considered to be set apart from “Other Wheels”. The “others” in this case are mass produced wheels that are born in a factory either on a wheel building machine in most instances or even by hand of workers …
By: Anthony Mikos (MIKE-us)/PSIMET Shop Manager In February of 2016 I quit my job of working in a warehouse to work at…well…manage, according to my business card, a bicycle shop. With a month behind me, I figured I would set aside some space on the site to relate my experiences in this new career. So …
Spokes can tend to be a bit of a black hole of knowledge to a lot of people. Most everyone realizes that you need to have them as a part of the wheel but not a lot of them actually know why. Even if you simply take the fact that they are needed and …
I saw quite a few links in the news lately about that Brandt-Sorenson guy out of LA. I don’t know the details about the case but I was reading an article on Cycling Tips about how this guy had a pseudonym on Strava: Thorfinn-Sassquatch. The article is here: link. Generally the guy represents everything that I find …
The gyms have been flooded with new recruits. Grocery stores filled with more shoppers buying fresh fruits and veggies. Crockpots have been dusted off and work fridges overflow with lunch containers from those who have resolved to make their own lunches once again. Who can blame them? There is nothing quite as intoxicating as the …
I get asked A LOT about the differences between aluminum rims and carbon rims for cyclocross use. In the days of rim brakes there was a lot of things going for the aluminum side. That being said nothing beats the feeling and strength of the carbon setups. That last bit usually comes with the following …
