About Us

STOX by Hand is a company that builds high-quality carbon fiber wheels for road and gravel bikes. They are based in the Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia, and their wheels are hand-built by Shane, the founder and owner.

STOX by Hand's wheel building principles are to:

1. Find the right technical partners for their      components, rims, hubs, and spokes. They base their criteria on technical      knowledge and expertise of the supplier, as well as the value they see in      the products.
2. Work with these partners to ensure that their components      are designed and manufactured to create a seamless, fully integrated      package.
3. Build each wheel meticulously by hand. Shane      follows a strict process to ensure that the wheel is built to within 0.10mm      total run-out (laterally and radially) and that each spoke is uniform in      tension to the surrounding spokes. Each wheel goes through a time      consuming “bed in” process.

STOX by Hand has gained UCI-approval in the past, meaning some of their wheels are legal for use in UCI sanctioned races. The UCI approval requires one impact test at 40 joules of force. STOX by Hand has tested their rims up to 160 joules of force, starting at 40 joules and going up by 5 joule increments until reaching 160. Same rim impacted at the same place. The rim would have still passed the UCI post impact requirements. They offer a variety of wheelsets for different types of road/gravel bikes, including rim brake and disc brake wheelsets, aero wheelsets, and climbing wheelsets.

The company's wheels are made with high-quality materials and are built to last. The STOX hubs are made in France and the hubs shells / axles come with a lifetime warranty. Our rims are either EPS molded or filament wound. 

If you are looking for a high-performance carbon fiber wheelset, STOX by Hand is a great option. The company's wheels are built to last and will give you the performance edge and reliability you need.

The key features of STOX by Hand wheels:

• Handbuilt in Australia.
• Made with high-quality components.
• UCI-approved builder.
• Solid warranty and crash replacement.
• Attention to detail
• Stand by their products

About Shane Stocks owner and founder:

Shane Stocks launched STOX by Hand in Sydney in 2016. He had been building wheels for a few years both for himself and Ebay clients prior to this. After a couple of successful years’ operating in Australia, Shane and his family moved to the United States and continued to run the business out of NewYork, and when Covid started, country Connecticut. Shane enjoyed cycling in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut where STOXbyHand supplied a few boutique shops with wheels as well as direct to consumers in the US. In 2022 the family returned to Australia moving to the Southern Highlands, NSW.