The cycling industry has been booming since lockdowns have been lifted and many people are looking to upgrade to, or replace damaged carbon rims and wheels.
A few months ago, shipments from China were severely delayed, but this is no longer the case, although shipping isn’t cheap.
Currently, there are quite a few available options for carbon rims:
South Industries – hand-made in Cape Town, these XC, Enduro and Gravel rims are superb, and are backed with a lifetime warranty. Find out more at www.southindustries.cc
These rims are normally available immediately.
cSixx are another proudly South Africa brand, but who’s rims are made in Asia – check out their range here: www.csixx.co.za
There is currently fairly healthy stock available locally.
Nextie are a Chinese brand who I have worked with for the last 3 years. They have a very large range of MTB, road and gravel rims available, and allow us to specify the carbon finish, spoke-hole count and the colour of the graphics.
These normally take about a month to manufacture and ship, but the quality is excellent, after-sales support has proven to be superb and the value for money is amazing.
Find out more at www.nextie.com 
As always, I’m happy to help with advice and recommendations specific to your requirements.
