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Boyd Wheels with DT Swiss Hubs

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Custom Boyd Wheels on DT Swiss Hubs

Pick a Boyd rim we carry, put it on a DT Swiss hub, and we lace and true the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop.

Why build Boyd rims on DT Swiss hubs:

  • Boyd rims made in Boyd's own South Carolina plants, on DT Swiss hubs engineered in Biel, Switzerland
  • Teeth, not pawls: all 36 ratchet teeth engage at once, upgradeable later, and the freehub pulls off by hand
  • Offset spoke beds on Boyd's Podium disc rims even out rear spoke tension, so the wheel stays true longer
  • More than 50 Boyd wheels on DT Swiss hubs in our build records since 2009
  • In depth below: Altamont road and gravel · CCC gravel · Bracken mountain · 44 Carbon road
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Build your custom Boyd wheel on DT Swiss hubs for:

Road / Time Trial / Tri→Road / Cross / Gravel→Mountain Bike→

Or start from the DT Swiss hub you want:

180 Straight Pull Centerlock→240 Centerlock→240 6-bolt→350 Centerlock→350 6-bolt→240 Straight Pull Centerlock→350 Straight Pull Centerlock→350 Big Ride 6-bolt, rear only→240 Straight Pull 6-bolt, rear only→350 Rim Brake→240 Rim Brake→180 Straight Pull Rim Brake→350 Straight Pull Rim Brake→240 Straight Pull Rim Brake, rear only→

Or pick one of the 13 ready-made pairs below: each opens our custom wheel builder with the Boyd rim and DT Swiss hub already chosen.

Road and gravel in depth

Boyd Altamont wheels on DT Swiss 350 hubs

Our most-built Boyd and DT Swiss pair: Boyd's alloy disc road rim on DT's star-ratchet disc hub. The Altamont is 21mm inside, welded, tubeless-ready and about 420 grams, for 25mm road to 40mm gravel tires.

  • A 2.8mm offset bed. The spoke holes sit 2.8mm off center, narrowing the gap between drive- and non-drive-side tension so a rear wheel stays true longer.
  • Teeth, not pawls. DT's Ratchet System engages all 36 teeth of two star ratchets at once, and the ratchets can be swapped for 54 SL later for quicker pickup. The end caps and freehub pull off by hand for service.
  • 6-bolt or Centerlock. The 350 disc pair is about 164 and 283 grams in 6-bolt, 144 and 259 grams in Centerlock, with end caps for your axle standard.

Start building this pair:

Centerlock wheelset, 24 hole→6-bolt wheelset, 28 hole→

Gravel in depth

Boyd CCC gravel wheels on DT Swiss 350 hubs

Boyd's wide alloy gravel rim on DT's 350. The CCC is 25mm inside, so a 40 to 50mm tire holds a square, stable shape at low pressure; welded, tubeless-ready and disc only, in 700c and 650b.

  • Made for rough roads. Welded double-wall aluminum made for rock strikes, with an offset bed that keeps a rear wheel true.
  • Teeth, not pawls. DT's Ratchet System engages all 36 teeth of two star ratchets at once, and the ratchets can be swapped for 54 SL later for quicker pickup. The end caps and freehub pull off by hand for service.
  • Or the GVL. Boyd's GVL is also 25mm inside and takes 32 to 60mm tires; it is the Boyd gravel rim we build most often.

Start building this pair:

Centerlock wheelset, 28 hole→GVL wheelset, 28 hole→

Mountain in depth

Boyd Bracken wheels on DT Swiss 240 hubs

Boyd's shallow alloy trail rim on DT's lighter 240 Centerlock hubs. The Bracken is 30mm inside, 34mm outside and 19mm deep, tubeless-ready, about 490 grams in 29 inch, for 2.2 to 2.6 inch tires.

  • Offset for even tension. A 3mm offset spoke bed evens tension across the wheel.
  • Follows you to Boost. The 240 front converts between 5x100, 12x100 and 15x110 Boost by end caps, about 154 grams; the Centerlock rear is about 228 grams on Ratchet EXP, in 12x142 or 12x148 Boost.
  • Engagement you can change. 36-tooth ratchets as standard; a 54-tooth set drops in later.

Start building this pair:

Trail wheelset, 32 hole→

Road in depth

Boyd 44 Carbon wheels on DT Swiss 350 hubs

Boyd's 44mm carbon rim-brake rim on DT's rim-brake 350. It is one of the few deep carbon rim-brake rims still made, with a wide, hooked, tubeless-ready bed and a carbon brake track that runs the carbon pads we supply with the wheel.

  • 44mm deep. Boyd chose the depth to balance aero, weight and crosswind stability.
  • Teeth, not pawls. DT's Ratchet System engages all 36 teeth of two star ratchets at once, and the ratchets can be swapped for 54 SL later for quicker pickup. The end caps and freehub pull off by hand for service.
  • Road spacing. Rim-brake 350: about 149 grams front and 252 grams rear, 5x100 front, 5x130 or 5x135 rear quick release.

Start building this pair:

Road wheelset, 24 hole→

Questions about these builds

Altamont, CCC or GVL on a DT 350?

The Altamont is 21mm inside, about 420 grams, for 25mm road to 40mm gravel tires. The CCC and GVL are both 25mm inside for bigger gravel tires: the CCC for 40 to 50mm, the GVL for 32 to 60mm, about 520 grams in 700c.

Road / Time Trial / Tri

Boyd rims on DT Swiss 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 DT Swiss hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every DT Swiss hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.

Boyd 44 Carbon rimBoyd 44 Carbon on DT Swiss 35019mm inside · 44mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →

Road / Cross / Gravel

Boyd rims on DT Swiss 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 DT Swiss hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every DT Swiss hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.

Boyd Altamont rimBoyd Altamont on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc21mm inside · 26mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →Boyd CCC rimBoyd CCC on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc25mm inside · 25.5mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →Boyd 36 Road Carbon rimBoyd 36 Road Carbon on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc22mm inside · 36mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →Boyd Rouleur rimBoyd Rouleur on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc21mm inside · 24mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →Boyd 55 Carbon rimBoyd 55 Carbon on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc22mm inside · 55mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →Boyd GVL rimBoyd GVL on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc25mm inside · 24mm deep · 28 hole · hookedStart building this pair →Boyd Reiver Carbon rimBoyd Reiver Carbon on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc26mm inside · 25mm deep · 24 hole · hookedStart building this pair →

Mountain Bike

Boyd rims on DT Swiss hubs for mountain bikes

Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the DT Swiss hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every DT Swiss hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.

Boyd Bracken rimBoyd Bracken on DT Swiss 240 Disc Centerlock30mm inside · 19mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →Boyd Kanuga rimBoyd Kanuga on DT Swiss 240 Disc Centerlock30mm inside · 19mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →Boyd Ridgeline Carbon rimBoyd Ridgeline Carbon on DT Swiss 240 Disc Centerlock30mm inside · 25mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →Boyd Stumphouse rimBoyd Stumphouse on DT Swiss 240 Disc Centerlock30mm inside · 24mm deep · 32 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →Boyd Trailblazer Carbon rimBoyd Trailblazer Carbon on DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc26mm inside · 25mm deep · 28/24 hole · hooklessStart building this pair →

More about Boyd and DT Swiss wheels

Why the pairing, specs and FAQ

Custom hand built Boyd wheels on DT Swiss hubs

Our order records show more than 50 Boyd wheels laced to DT Swiss 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 DT Swiss 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.
  • Star ratchets instead of pawls. Facing toothed rings take the drive, and all their teeth engage at the same moment. DT Swiss says a pawl has only a small contact area, while the whole face of its ratchet engages, and it credits the smaller point loads for these hubs' reliability.
  • Ratchet EXP on the 240 and 180. One ratchet is combined with the threaded ring, leaving fewer parts and less weight. The drive-side bearing moves into that ring too, which widens the bearing spacing, and DT Swiss says this adds 15 percent axle stiffness and longer bearing life.
  • The original Ratchet System on the 350. Two conical springs keep both ratchets aligned. DT Swiss calls it marginally heavier than Ratchet EXP, and the hub shell and axle on the current 350 have been reworked to cut weight.

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 DT Swiss custom wheel questions

Which DT Swiss hub fits my Boyd rim?

The cards on this page start on the DT Swiss hub our customers build with each rim most often (DT Swiss 350, DT Swiss 180 Straight Pull Disc, DT Swiss 240 Disc Centerlock). The builder lists every DT Swiss 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 DT Swiss custom wheel page for every rim on a DT Swiss hub.

Can you build with a DT Swiss 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.

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