The club was formed in 1927 by a group of Rhondda coalminers and took its name from their favoured brand of mining tools - ACME. The word means "the peak of perfection".
From its beginning the club had a strong involvement with all aspects of the sport, promoting the first 25 mile time trial in South Wales which was open to members of all clubs. Members also had a strong presence in various official capacities. Its success in racing dates from its earliest days with the golden year being 1958 when Dave Evans set a new British Competition Record for 25 miles of 55 minutes 48 seconds and with brothers Dai and Chris Hughes went on to set a new British Competition Team Record for 50 miles of 6 hours 59 seconds. Young Kris Hamer brought us national coverage again in 1994 when he became joint British Junior Champion at 10 miles with a time of 22 minutes 51 seconds.
Acme Wheelers also have a successful track and road-racing background including representation in the prestigious Tour of Britain and Commonwealth Games. The club has a record number of Welsh Best All Rounder team wins as well as a number of individual champions. Solo and Tandem records including the Welsh end to end (Holyhead to Cardiff) both male and female were also held by our members.
The club continues to have a strong team spirit, the members being proud of its heritage and enjoying its social activities.