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Boyd Wheels with Chris King Hubs
Custom Boyd Wheels on Chris King Hubs
Pick a Boyd rim we carry, put it on a Chris King hub, and we lace and true the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop.
Why build Boyd rims on Chris King hubs:
- American made and matched: Boyd rims made in Boyd's own South Carolina plants, on Chris King hubs engineered, made and assembled in Portland, Oregon
- Proven: Boyd offsets its Podium disc rim beds so the non-drive spokes carry up to 70 percent of drive-side tension; Chris King rates its RingDrive above 800 foot-pounds of torque
- Built to last: Chris King makes its own bearings, which it says get faster with age
- More than 20 Boyd wheels on Chris King hubs in our build records since 2009, each laced and trued by hand in Georgia
- In depth below: CCC gravel · Bracken mountain · 44 Carbon road
Build your custom Boyd wheel on Chris King hubs for:
Or start from the Chris King hub you want:
Or pick one of the 13 ready-made pairs below: each opens our custom wheel builder with the Boyd rim and Chris King hub already chosen.
Gravel in depth
Boyd CCC wheels on Chris King R45 Disc hubs
Our gravel pick from the Boyd and Chris King parts we build with. The Boyd CCC is a hooked aluminum rim, 25mm inside, 25.5mm deep, about 415 grams in 700c, sized for about 35 to 50mm tires. We lace it to Chris King R45 Disc hubs in 24 hole.
- Tubeless or tubes. Every Boyd rim has a tubeless bed, and the tubeless tape also works as a rim strip. You can run either setup on the same rim.
- Service without special tools. Take out the snap ring and seal, clean and regrease, and the bearing is ready to go again. A complete rebuild uses Chris King's own hub service tools.
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Mountain in depth
Boyd Bracken wheels on Chris King MTB 6-bolt hubs
Our mountain pick from the Boyd and Chris King parts we build with. The Boyd Bracken is a hookless aluminum rim, 30mm inside, 19mm deep, about 490 grams in 29 inch, sized for about 2.3 to 2.6 inch tires. We lace it to Chris King MTB 6-bolt hubs in 32 hole.
- Podium and Prologue tiers. Podium rims add variable thickness in the rim bed to save weight. Podium aluminum rims are also sandblasted and anodized after forming, with water transfer decals, while Prologue aluminum rims come from a faster, more automated process.
- Every tooth engages at once. Two heat-treated stainless steel rings mesh at 72 points on mountain hubs and 45 on the R45, all at the same moment. Chris King rates the system above 800 foot-pounds of torque and says that is three times the other high-end hubs it tested.
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Road in depth
Boyd 44 Carbon wheels on Chris King R45 hubs
The road pair our customers build most on this page, with 6 in our build records. The Boyd 44 Carbon is a hooked carbon rim, 19mm inside, 44mm deep, about 465 grams in 700c, sized for about 25 to 32mm tires. We lace it to Chris King R45 hubs in 28 hole.
- Matched bearing races. The inner and outer steel races are machined at the same time, with tools of equal wear, so the two match. Chris King says the bearing tracks burnish with use and get faster with age.
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Questions about these builds
Which Boyd rim should I build on Chris King hubs?
For gravel, the CCC (25mm inside) on Chris King R45 Disc hubs; for mountain, the Bracken (30mm inside) on Chris King MTB 6-bolt hubs; for road, the 44 Carbon (19mm inside) on Chris King R45 hubs. Each one opens the builder from its section above, and the cards below cover every Boyd rim that fits a Chris King hub.
Road / Time Trial / Tri
Boyd rims on Chris King hubs for road, time trial and tri bikes
Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the Chris King hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every Chris King hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.
Road / Cross / Gravel
Boyd rims on Chris King hubs for road, cross and gravel bikes
Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the Chris King hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every Chris King hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.
Boyd Altamont on Chris King R45 Disc21mm inside · 26mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
Boyd CCC on Chris King R45 Disc25mm inside · 25.5mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
Boyd 36 Road Carbon on Chris King R45 Disc22mm inside · 36mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
Boyd Rouleur on Chris King R45 Disc21mm inside · 24mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
Boyd 55 Carbon on Chris King R45 Disc22mm inside · 55mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
Boyd GVL on Chris King R45 Disc25mm inside · 24mm deep · 28 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
Boyd Reiver Carbon on Chris King R45 Disc26mm inside · 25mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
Mountain Bike
Boyd rims on Chris King hubs for mountain bikes
Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the Chris King hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every Chris King hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.
Boyd Bracken on Chris King MTB 6-bolt30mm inside · 19mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →
Boyd Kanuga on Chris King MTB 6-bolt30mm inside · 19mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →
Boyd Ridgeline Carbon on Chris King MTB 6-bolt30mm inside · 25mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →
Boyd Stumphouse on Chris King MTB 6-bolt30mm inside · 24mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →
Boyd Trailblazer Carbon on Chris King MTB 6-bolt26mm inside · 25mm deep · 28 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →More about Boyd and Chris King wheels
Why the pairing, specs and FAQ
Custom hand built Boyd wheels on Chris King hubs
Our order records show more than 20 Boyd wheels laced to Chris King hubs since 2009. We lace each wheel by hand in our Georgia shop: tensioned evenly, trued flat and round, and stress-relieved before it ships. Spoke lengths are calculated from the measured dimensions of your exact rim and hub.
What Boyd rims and Chris King hubs each bring
- Boyd makes its own rims. Boyd opened Olive Manufacturing Group in 2022 to make aluminum rims, in a Greenville, South Carolina facility. In 2024 it bought German maker Munich Composites and moved the equipment to Landrum, South Carolina, where carbon rim production began in 2025.
- Offset rim beds. On Podium disc rims, the nipples sit away from the rim's center, which widens the drive-side bracing angle. Boyd says non-drive spokes then run at about 65 to 70 percent of drive-side tension, up from 50 to 55 percent, and that steadier tension means fewer loose nipples and broken spokes.
- Hooked for road, hookless for dirt. Boyd keeps a hook on road rims, because a pothole can spike the pressure in a small, hard tire and the hook holds the bead. On carbon gravel and mountain rims, which run at low pressure, it drops the hook to allow a wider rim without extra material.
- RingDrive sits inside the shell. Chris King moved the engagement mechanism inboard of the large hub shell bearing. It says that gives more contact area than a traditional freehub and handles drivetrain torque better.
- Every tooth engages at once. Two heat-treated stainless steel rings mesh at 72 points on mountain hubs and 45 on the R45, all at the same moment. Chris King rates the system above 800 foot-pounds of torque and says that is three times the other high-end hubs it tested.
- Bearings it makes itself. Chris King designs and builds its own sealed angular-contact bearings, and each one is inspected and assembled by hand. Unlike a common radial bearing they can be adjusted in use, and Chris King says they wear in rather than wear out.
Check before you order
- Tires. The 44 Carbon, Altamont, CCC, 36 Road Carbon, Rouleur, 55 Carbon, GVL and Reiver Carbon are hooked; every other Boyd rim on this page is hookless, so choose a tire its maker rates for hookless rims.
Boyd and Chris King custom wheel questions
Which Chris King hub fits my Boyd rim?
The cards on this page start on the Chris King hub our customers build with each rim most often (Chris King R45, Chris King R45 Disc, Chris King MTB 6-bolt). The builder lists every Chris King hub that fits your rim, in the drillings and brake types that match.
Do you build Boyd rims on other hubs?
Yes. See our Boyd custom wheel page for every hub that fits each Boyd rim, or our Chris King custom wheel page for every rim on a Chris King hub.
Can you build with a Chris King hub or Boyd rim I already own?
Yes. Choose the supply-your-own option in the configurator, ship it to us, and we will lace it into a new wheel with new spokes cut to the right length. You pay for the parts you need and the build labor.
How long will my wheel take?
Build time comes down to parts availability rather than bench time. Your estimated ship date is shown in the configurator before you check out, so you know the date before you pay.
Not sure what to pick? Email info@prowheelbuilder.com (fastest) or leave a voicemail on 470-253-0929. You will be talking to the people who build the wheels.
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