In short, I am an experienced wheel builder who puts time and care into every wheel I build. I pride myself on customer service and the personal touch you can only get from a small independant business like Blue Flow.
Blue Flow Wheels is run by myself, Stuart Bowman. I twice competed in the Olympic Games in whitewater canoe slalom in 2000 and 2004, finishing 4th and narrowly missing out on a bronze medal in 2000. I always enjoyed mountain biking but since retiring from canoeing in 2006, mountain biking has become my number one sport and hobby.
I have been building wheels since 2010 and full time since I started Blue Flow in 2015. My ethos has always been, rather than spend money advertising, to build superb wheels and back this up with excellent customer service and support and hope word of mouth and reputation will increase business that way. It is just me here at Blue Flow Wheels, so you get to speak to the person who actually builds your wheels and if you have any questions or issues before or after you buy or receive your wheels it will be me at the end of the phone or replying to your messages. I guarantee to put the same time, care and attention to building every single wheel as I do when building a wheel for myself. I know my own reputation relies on the quality of the wheels I build so I will never take shortcuts.
I started the business concentrating on carbon wheels after I built myself a set of these in 2012 and realised what a massive improvement they were on any alloy rimmed wheels I’d ridden before. After building more sets for lots of friends they suggested I should try to make a business out of it. I still use carbon wheels myself and they offer huge benefits over alloy, the weight saving only being a very small part of this.
However, more recently I have also turned the business to building alloy rimmed wheels. I have DT Swiss rims and Hope or Bitex hubs on the website but I can build with any rims or hubs you like, just ask. Any options you choose can be added to the website to purchase.
