Boyd Wheels with SON Hubs

Gravel in depth

Boyd CCC wheels on SON Delux Disc hubs

Our gravel pick from the Boyd and SON 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 SON Delux Disc hubs (front wheel) 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.
• Bearings that need nothing from you. SON uses SKF ball bearings sealed on both sides and lubricated for life, which it says run many tens of thousands of kilometers with no adjustment. All SON hubs carry a five-year warranty.

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Mountain in depth

Boyd Bracken wheels on SON 28 Disc 6-bolt hubs

Our mountain pick from the Boyd and SON 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 SON 28 Disc 6-bolt hubs (front wheel) 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.
• A generator tuned to how you ride. The SON 28 is SON's all-purpose choice, with strong output even at low speed, including for charging devices. The SONdelux is lighter with lower mechanical resistance for fast riders and small wheels, and it gives up some output below 20 km/h.

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Road in depth

Boyd Altamont wheels on SON Delux Disc hubs

Our road pick from the Boyd and SON parts we build with. The Boyd Altamont is a hooked aluminum rim, 21mm inside, 26mm deep, about 420 grams in 700c, sized for about 28 to 38mm tires. We lace it to SON Delux Disc hubs (front wheel) in 24 hole.

• A generator with its coil in the center. SON uses a claw-pole generator with the coil placed centrally and carefully made sheet metal parts, which it says keeps losses low when the lights are off. It works without gears or contact, so SON says the generator itself does not wear.

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Questions about these builds

Which Boyd rim should I build on SON hubs?

For gravel, the CCC (25mm inside) on SON Delux Disc hubs; for mountain, the Bracken (30mm inside) on SON 28 Disc 6-bolt hubs; for road, the Altamont (21mm inside) on SON Delux Disc hubs. Each one opens the builder from its section above, and the cards below cover every Boyd rim that fits a SON hub.

Road / Cross / Gravel

Boyd rims on SON hubs for road, cross and gravel bikes

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

Boyd Altamont on SON Delux Disc21mm inside · 26mm deep · 24 hole · hooked · front wheelStart building this pair →Boyd CCC on SON Delux Disc25mm inside · 25.5mm deep · 24 hole · hooked · front wheelStart building this pair →Boyd 36 Road Carbon on SON Delux Disc22mm inside · 36mm deep · 24 hole · hooked · front wheelStart building this pair →Boyd Rouleur on SON Delux Disc21mm inside · 24mm deep · 24 hole · hooked · front wheelStart building this pair →Boyd 55 Carbon on SON Delux Disc22mm inside · 55mm deep · 24 hole · hooked · front wheelStart building this pair →Boyd GVL on SON Delux Disc25mm inside · 24mm deep · 28 hole · hooked · front wheelStart building this pair →Boyd Reiver Carbon on SON Delux Disc26mm inside · 25mm deep · 24 hole · hooked · front wheelStart building this pair →