Tour of HED CYCLING: Made in Minnesota

Inside HED Cycling:
"BIKE WHEELS. FROM ICONIC TO CUTTING EDGE."

"When Steve Hed handcrafted his first composite aero disc wheel in 1984, it was the start of a revolution in cycling performance. Over the years, HED wheels like the Jet and Ardennes have gone from trendsetters to icons, shifting the course of cycling worldwide." - https://hedcycling.com

In this video, JOM Of the Gravel Cyclist crew joins Anne Hed and Andy Tetmeyer for a tour of HED's production facility in Roseville, Minnesota.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Anne Hed & Company History
2:35 Factory Tour Begins
2:59 Carbon Kit Preparation
3:24 Carbon Rim Layup
3:52 5-Axis CNC Machine
4:12 Wheel Building / Truing
5:04 Holland Wheel Building Machine
5:57 Wheel Decals
6:36 Wheels in Stock
7:14 Wheel Testing
7:40 Minnesota Fat Bike Wheelset
8:10 Final Carbon Wheel Preparation
8:32 RAGBRAI Gravel
9:00 The Offices of HED Cycling
10:29 Anne Hed's Office!
11:45 HED Jet 180 Gravel Wheel!
12:13 Closing

Continued from Above:
"At HED, we don’t just build wheels, we set the industry standards. We’re break new ground, with wheels like the Vanquish RC Pro Series and Emporia GC3 Pro. We create tomorrow’s icons."

Handmade in the USA
"Each HED wheel is created & examined by our team of experts here in Minnesota. We take pride in the fact that every one of our carbon wheels is made by hand by us. Do you know who made your wheels? We do."

Links of Interest:
HED Cycling - https://hedcycling.com
Podcast: Anne Hed, CEO of HED Cycling - https://www.gravelcyclist.com/trainin...
HED Cycling Emporia GA Pro: Silver Edition Wheelset Review - https://www.gravelcyclist.com/videos/...
HED Cycling Emporia GC3 Pro Gravel Wheelset Review - https://www.gravelcyclist.com/videos/...

Gravel Cyclist's Route Library - https://www.gravelcyclist.com/gravel-...

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