"Rich Lesnik is the best wheel builder I have ever come across, and scores of builders-including yours truly-have built wheels for me.... He built me whatwas to be the first of many wheels using a 32 hole rear hub and I suspected that I would have problems with it being a bigger, heavier rider for whom no oneelse has ever built a 32 hole wheel that has lastedfor any length of time.... As of this writing [10/05],I now have some 12,000 miles on the wheel he built forme and it is still perfect and has never had to betrued or tensioned". -- Tim Seavey

"Rich builds all our Atlantis, 650B and custom wheels --they're strong, true and long lasting. We all ride them."-- Rivendell Bicycle Works

I have a set of Velocity Synergy rims w/ Phil hubs that [Rich at] Rivendell built up for my Atlantis that I got last May. I'veridden over 1,000 mile on them: commuting, training, touring, raced acentury (didn't come in last), raced a 6 race cyclocross series lastfall, put studs on 'em and road all late fall/early winter, just got backfrom 2 weeks in Maui where I rode to Hana, Kula, Paia, Haiku, etc.They "might" need a little, tiny tune up in the truing stand, butthen...I'd have to take 'em off my bike. -- Kevin Turk

Thanks for the beautiful wheel build on the 650b's! I found my new wheel builder of choice! -- Karl Worley