Boyd Rouleur Tubeless Disc Brake Rim
The Boyd Rouleur is the deeper of Boyd Cycling's two alloy road rims, designed in Greenville, South Carolina by a company that builds wheels for a living. Where the Altamont is the light, shallow all-rounder, the Rouleur adds depth for stiffness and a hint of aero, keeps a modern wide bed for 25 to 32mm tires, and is tubeless-ready out of the box. It comes in rim-brake and disc versions and it is the rim we suggest for a fast, tough alloy road wheel that does not cost carbon money.
This page covers the Boyd Rouleur Tubeless Disc Brake Rim in 29in. The Rouleur comes from us only as a finished wheel: pick the hub, spokes and nipples, and we lace, tension and true it by hand in Georgia before it ships.
Design and construction
The Rouleur is a welded double-wall aluminum rim with a semi-aero section, a wide bed that gives a 25 to 28mm tire a rounder, faster profile than an old 17mm rim, and a tubeless-ready bed that seats most tires with a floor pump. Boyd offsets the spoke bed on its alloy rims, which brings drive-side and non-drive-side tension closer together on a rear wheel and keeps the wheel true longer. The rim-brake version has a machined brake track; the disc version has a plain sidewall.
Standard nipples, J-bend spokes, in the drillings Boyd builds its own wheels with.
How it rides
A Rouleur wheel is stiff and quick. The depth does not flex in a sprint, the wide bed keeps a 28mm tire comfortable, and the offset rear stays true. It is a little heavier than the Altamont and a good deal stiffer, which suits heavier riders, fast group rides and crit racing. For a lighter climbing wheel the Altamont is the choice; for a fast, tough alloy road wheel, the Rouleur is the Boyd rim we recommend.
Specifications
| Wheel size | 29in |
|---|---|
| ERD | 593.2 (29in) |
| Inner width | 21 mm |
| Depth | 24 mm |
| Drillings | 24h, 28h, 32h |
| Weight | 430g (700c/29in) |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Tire type | Clincher Tubeless Compatible |
| Brake | Disc |
| Nipples | External |
| Finishes | black |
About this listing
Version notes. 29in, 24h, 28h, 32h, about 430g, 21mm inside, 24mm deep, disc. The other sizes and brake versions of the Rouleur have their own listings; this page is for this one.
The disc version of the Rouleur has no brake track, so the sidewall is a plain extrusion that saves a little weight and never wears; it is the one to choose for any disc-brake frame. The rim-brake version, listed separately, has a machined sidewall.
Sizes, fit and compatibility
The Boyd Rouleur Tubeless Disc Brake Rim comes in 29in and 24h, 28h, 32h drilling, in rim-brake and disc versions; check the name on this page. We build the Rouleur on Boyd's own Quest and 85 hubs, DT Swiss 350 and 240, White Industries T11 and CLD, Bitex, Industry Nine 1/1 and Chris King R45 hubs, usually with Sapim CX-Ray, Race or Laser spokes or DT Aerolite and Competition, and brass or alloy nipples.
Tire range on the Rouleur is 25 to 32mm. Pick road as your bike type in the configurator and it recommends a spoke count and lacing pattern.
Build it into a wheel
This rim is live in our Custom Wheel Program for gravel and road disc and mountain bike builds. Start a build with the Boyd Rouleur Tubeless Disc Brake Rim and the configurator opens with this exact rim pinned at the top of the Boyd list — you choose the rest of the parts and it validates every combination as you go.
Spoke head is decided by the hub, not the rim: this rim builds equally well with J-bend or straight-pull spokes, and the configurator only offers the spokes that match the hub you pick.
Testing, standards and warranty at Boyd
Boyd Cycling builds its wheels in Greenville, South Carolina, and states that its Prologue, Podium and CCC alloy rims are rolled in an in-house aluminum rim facility in Greenville, and that carbon rim production in South Carolina began in 2025 after it acquired Munich Composites, giving "the only US based supply of both carbon and aluminum rims."
Boyd publishes impact figures for its carbon rims. Boyd states the T1000-carbon Pinnacle Race gravel rim delivers "150 joules of impact resistance—on par with enduro MTB wheels," and lists "140J impact resistance, fatigue, and tire pressure testing" for the 55 Road Disc SL. BikeRadar reported the Podium 36 Disc SL rim withstands "more than 110 joules," more than 2.5 times the UCI's 40-joule requirement. Every wheel passes through five work centers with checks for true, runout and spoke tension. On the alloy CCC rim Boyd states it uses 0.7mm hooks (against a typical 1.1mm) with a thicker 1.35mm hook wall, heat-treated to T6.
Boyd's road rims are hooked and, per its FAQ, "meant for tires under 30mm and pressures above 65PSI"; gravel and mountain rims are hookless and "usually will never see tire pressures above 40PSI." All rims have a tubeless rim bed. Boyd publishes no rider weight limit.
Certifications
- Made in USA (alloy rims) — Boyd states Prologue, Podium and CCC alloy rims are made in its Greenville, SC alloy rim facility; wheels handbuilt in Greenville, SC (source)
- US carbon rim production — Boyd states carbon rim production started in South Carolina in 2025 following its 2024 acquisition of Munich Composites (source)
- Impact test figures (maker-stated) — Pinnacle Race 150 joules; 55 Road Disc SL 140J; Podium 36 Disc SL over 110 joules vs UCI 40 joules (BikeRadar) (source)
Sources on Boyd's site:
- Frequently Asked Questions | Boyd Cycling
- Repairs and Warranty | Boyd Cycling
- Boyd Cycling Pinnacle Race Carbon Gravel
- Boyd Cycling 55 Road Disc SL
- Boyd Cycling CCC 700c Alloy Gravel
Everything in this section is published by Boyd. ProWheelBuilder is the wheel builder, not the tester, and the rim reaches us as the maker ships it.
Building it at ProWheelBuilder
Boyd Cycling designs and makes the Rouleur; ProWheelBuilder is an independent custom wheel builder in Georgia and not the manufacturer. Offset rims need the spoke lengths calculated per side, which we do from the rim's measured ERD and offset; every Rouleur wheel is tensioned in stages with a gauge, stress-relieved and trued before it ships. Tubeless tape and a valve are fitted on request.
Only compatible hubs and spokes appear in the configurator, impossible combinations are struck through rather than hidden, and the price is live.
Warranty
Boyd's warranty. Boyd Cycling warrants carbon wheels bought new since 1 January 2018 for life against manufacturing defects and alloy wheels for three years, and runs a lifetime crash-replacement scheme that follows the wheel rather than the owner.
ProWheelBuilder. Lace this into a wheel here and the finished wheel gets our own one-year warranty as well as the maker's. For twelve months we replace broken spokes however they broke, and the work on the wheel is on us - truing, re-tensioning, a rebuild where it is needed. If the rim or hub is covered by its manufacturer we put the claim in and chase it; if it is not, we supply an eligible replacement rim or hub at 25% off the current retail price. Carriage both ways is the customer's, and this does not cover wheels built from parts you send in.
Full terms are on our Policies & Warranty page.
Rouleur Tubeless Disc Brake Rim questions
What tire width suits this rim?
21mm inside is the all-road and gravel width. Think 32 to 45mm tires: wide enough to support a gravel casing properly so it holds its shape at low pressure, narrow enough that a 30mm road tire still sits right if you swap wheels between bikes.
Rouleur or Altamont?
Rouleur for a deeper, stiffer road wheel that suits heavier riders and racing; Altamont for a lighter, more comfortable all-rounder that also does light gravel.
Is the Rouleur tubeless?
Yes. It is tubeless-ready; we tape and fit a valve on request.
Rim brake or disc?
Boyd makes both. The rim-brake version has a machined brake track; the disc version has a plain sidewall. Make sure the product on this page matches your bike.
What tires fit the Rouleur?
25 to 32mm. A 28mm tire is the pairing most of our customers run.
Is it tubeless-ready?
Yes. Boyd lists the Rouleur Tubeless Disc Brake Rim as clincher tubeless compatible; we tape and fit a valve when you choose the tubeless option.
Which spoke count should I choose?
It depends on your weight, terrain and the hub, not the rim alone. The configurator recommends a count from your bike type and rider weight, within the drillings this rim is made in.
Not sure? Text or leave a voicemail on 470-253-0929 or email info@prowheelbuilder.com — you will be talking to the people who build the wheels.
