Cycle Lab

Building a bike that works starts long before you ride it away. Wheel building, drivetrain tuning, brake balancing, and bottom bracket pressures all affect how a machine behaves on the road or trail. Durban's potholed roads and steep suburban climbs demand precision setup—loose spokes rattle, misaligned calipers cause drag, and cassette wear accelerates on steep grades. Cycle Lab approaches each build and repair methodically, checking geometry, ensuring cables run smoothly, verifying spoke tension. That attention to the mechanical fundamentals is what separates a bike that feels sluggish or twitchy from one that responds predictably, especially when you're navigating Durban's varied terrain.