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DT Swiss Wheels with Surly Hubs
Custom DT Swiss Wheels on Surly Hubs
Pick a DT Swiss rim we carry, put it on a Surly hub, and we lace and true the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop.
Why build DT Swiss rims on Surly hubs:
- Made by specialists: DT Swiss rims engineered in Biel, Switzerland
- Proven: DT Swiss rims are raced from the WorldTour to the Enduro World Series; Surly knurls the hardware so the wheel won't slip under load
- Built to last: Surly sells axle kits, so worn internals renew with the hub still laced; DT Swiss offers 10 years of crash replacement on its carbon rims
- More than 40 DT Swiss wheels on Surly hubs in our build records since 2009, each laced and trued by hand in Georgia
- In depth below: R 460 road
Build your custom DT Swiss wheel on Surly hubs for:
Or start from the Surly hub you want:
Or pick one of the 3 ready-made pairs below: each opens our custom wheel builder with the DT Swiss rim and Surly hub already chosen.
Road in depth
DT Swiss R 460 wheels on Surly Ultra New hubs
The road pair our customers build most on this page, with 8 in our build records. The DT Swiss R 460 is a hooked aluminum rim, 18mm inside, 22.5mm deep, about 460 grams in 700c, sized for about 25 to 32mm tires. We lace it to Surly Ultra New hubs in 32 hole.
- PHR washers at the spoke holes. On rims like the RR 411, EX 511 and FR 541, a shaped washer spreads each nipple's load over more of the rim. DT Swiss says that lowers peak loads enough to build a lighter rim, and that the washer pivots to line its ball-head nipples up with the spoke, cutting the risk of a broken spoke or cracked rim.
- A hollow axle with two ways to mount. Ultra New hubs come with thread-in fixing bolts that tighten with a 6mm hex wrench. Take the bolts out, slide in a quick release skewer, and the same hub is QR, with no conversion kit needed.
Start building this pair:
Track / Road Single Geared
DT Swiss rims on Surly hubs for track and single-speed road bikes
Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the Surly hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every Surly hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.
DT Swiss R 460 on Surly Ultra New18mm inside · 22.5mm deep · 32 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
DT Swiss RR 511 on Surly Ultra New18mm inside · 32mm deep · 32 hole · hookedStart building this pair →
DT Swiss RR 411 on Surly Ultra New18mm inside · 21mm deep · 32 hole · hookedStart building this pair →More about DT Swiss and Surly wheels
Why the pairing, specs and FAQ
Custom hand built DT Swiss wheels on Surly hubs
Our order records show more than 40 DT Swiss wheels laced to Surly 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 DT Swiss rims and Surly hubs each bring
- PHR washers at the spoke holes. On rims like the RR 411, EX 511 and FR 541, a shaped washer spreads each nipple's load over more of the rim. DT Swiss says that lowers peak loads enough to build a lighter rim, and that the washer pivots to line its ball-head nipples up with the spoke, cutting the risk of a broken spoke or cracked rim.
- Welded or sleeved joints, by model. DT Swiss rates a welded joint as the most resistant it offers in aluminum and uses it on the RR 411, EX 511 and FR 541. Sleeved rims like the R 470 and M 502 are its way of holding down the cost.
- Asymmetric shapes. The XRC 310, XMC 320 and EXC 330 carbon rims are asymmetric to even out spoke tension in the build, which DT Swiss says makes a stronger, longer-lasting wheel. The RR 411 alloy rim comes in both symmetric and asymmetric versions.
- A hollow axle with two ways to mount. Ultra New hubs come with thread-in fixing bolts that tighten with a 6mm hex wrench. Take the bolts out, slide in a quick release skewer, and the same hub is QR, with no conversion kit needed.
- Knurled hardware that grips the frame. The stainless bolt caps and cone nuts are heavily knurled for bite, which Surly says reduces the chance of the wheel slipping in the frame under high load. That matters on a fixed or single-speed bike, where the axle sits in a horizontal dropout.
- Steel where it carries the load. The axle is CroMoly steel and the fixing bolts are 10.9 stainless, chosen by Surly for strength and corrosion resistance. The cones and dust caps interlock, which Surly says keeps the axle stiff.
DT Swiss and Surly custom wheel questions
Which Surly hub fits my DT Swiss rim?
The cards on this page start on the Surly hub our customers build with each rim most often (Surly Ultra New). The builder lists every Surly hub that fits your rim, in the drillings and brake types that match.
Do you build DT Swiss rims on other hubs?
Yes. See our DT Swiss custom wheel page for every hub that fits each DT Swiss rim, or our Surly custom wheel page for every rim on a Surly hub.
Can you build with a Surly hub or DT Swiss 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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