Tues 19th Feb 2013 By James Styring

Who needs fishing or yoga or golf – when it comes to chilled-out antidotes to modern life, what could beat a day of wheelbuilding?

Wheelbuilding has a kind of mythic reputation. Anyone can change a brake pad. It takes a hardier type, tooled up and dedicated, to replace a crank. But to build your own wheel from a pile of raw ingredients is the ultimate badge of honour. more