Bike Wheels Hand-Built in Belfast: Scribe Cycling Wants to Revolutionize Your Riding Experience

Scribe Cycling  has been making big waves in the industry lately, racking up loads of excellent reviews from top gear publications and stellar fan reports on Trustpilot. From cross country to mountain biking to race-ready triathlon designs, the company boasts a massive fleet of high-quality wheels, ready to climb, descend, and coast with minimum drag. 

But why are top-tier cyclists turning to (UK-based) Scribe for their wheels? For starters, every wheelset offered by Scribe is wind tunnel-tested, hand built, and quality controlled in Belfast, and backed up by the brand’s Lifetime Crash Replacement. The company is also revered for its legendary cost-to-watt ratio, which offers world class power at working class prices.

What Makes Scribe Cycling so Unique?

Hand-Built

These aren’t your hum-drum, mass-produced, “made in China” bike parts. Every set of wheels from Scribe Cycling is 100% hand-built at their center in Belfast, Ireland. The company is keen on only using high filament Japanese Toray carbon fiber for its carbon wheelsets, and T1000 from South Korea for their Ultra range, keeping them ultra-durable and ultra-lightweight. Plus, Scribe’s high-touch ethos extends to its customer service team, too. Send them an email, and you’ll get a response from an experienced cyclist with an advanced level of buyer support.

Intensive Testing

The folks at Scribe Cycling are serious about the testing and quality control of every wheelset that they ship out. Not only is every piece individually checked in Ireland for tension, weight, roundness, and trueness before it’s shipped to an expectant bike fanatic, but the brand also boasts decades of product innovation. This includes extensive wind tunnel testing to ensure top-tier aerodynamics that mean more speed and less drag when you’re out on the road. Check out Scribe’s YouTube Channel for a bird’s-eye view at the company’s best-in-class testing.

Cost Differentiation

Not only does Scribe offer a 3-year Infinity Warranty against workmanship and manufacturing defects, but the company also provides an industry-leading lifetime crash replacement, because, hey, we all take a tumble sometimes. They’ve also run the numbers and sussed out that Scribe’s wheels offer the best cost-to-watt ratio in the business, meaning that the premium speed and performance you get comes at a price that beats out all the competition.

And, when you’re ready to upgrade your Scribe wheels, you can utilize their Re-Gen program, which offers steep discounts on a new set of wheels when you return your old set.

Scribe’s High-Performance Wheel Collections

Road

Scribe boasts a high number of road-ready wheelsets for professionals ready to splurge and intermediate riders just upgrading their kit. The brand’s INCEPTION collection is ideal for riders who are stepping up to carbon wheels for the first time. These super-lightweight models offer a premium upgrade that you’ll feel right away, without the premium price tag of competitors.

The company’s PERFORMANCE Range is a step up from its incredible INCEPTION Collection and is backed by extensive in-the-field testing and internal R&D. The wind tunnel-optimized Élan SL series offers featherlight OSL8 (Oscillate) carbon spokes and double-disc ratchet drive hubs for high durability and faster engagement. On the slightly more affordable side, Scribe’s Core SL offers steel Alpina spokes from Italy, rather than carbon, for optimized race performance. The same series is also available in a rim brake style, if that’s your pleasure.

Ready to seriously upgrade your set for your next Ironman or hometown triathlon? Scribe’s Tempus series should be on your list. Sporting ultra-durable T1000 carbon fiber, ceramic bearings and 28mm integration, these babies offer second-to-none aerodynamic performance.

Finally, Scribe has recently launched their ULTRA Élan range which brings completely new spoke technology to the market through their OSL8 ‘wavy’ carbon spokes, and their ULTRA CORE range that Scribe claims is the fastest up-to 65mm wheelset on the planet!

Gravel

If you’re a serious, race-focused cyclist seeking the absolute best in top-performing wheels, check out Gravel Carbon collection. With their carbon fiber rims, Berd spokes and ultra-responsive hub system, they’ll get you into the backcountry and back to town with impressive (and lightweight) aerodynamic performance.

Mountain Biking

Scribe also has a Mountain collection that they sell through their partner SILT MTB. SILT Mountain Collection was made for adventurous cyclists looking for rugged durability and control when they’re descending slickrock or rolling over miles of bumpy singletrack. SILT’s Downhill series is hand-built with 6069 welded alloy rims and steel spokes for affordable, trustworthy performance on even the most demanding terrain. Similarly, the highly-durable Enduro series is made with steel spokes and brass nipples, but utilizes either hardened 6069 alloy or reinforced carbon fiber for lightweight rim performance that you can depend on in the wilds.

For epic cross country MTB wheelsets that deliver top-tier precision and durability on gnarly trails, consider upgrading to Scribe’s SILT Carbon Cross Country series. Reinforced carbon fiber helps keep these wheels ultralight, while single-disc 45-tooth ratchet drive hubs offer unparalleled responsiveness on demanding climbs and descents.

How to Carry Scribe Cycling

Everything Scribe does is with the next decade of riding in mind. They plan for the future by actively designing, developing & wind-tunnel testing new and innovative products each and every quarter, staying well ahead of the industry’s ever-changing landscape. They also prioritize their IBD partners and aim to give them early access to these innovations before public release. The brand offers wheels for road, TT / IM, and mountain bike (with SILT MTB). All dealer enquiries should be directed to: dealer@scribecycling.com

This post was sponsored by Scribe Cycling.