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Surly Wheels with Boyd Hubs
Custom Surly Wheels on Boyd Hubs
Pick a Surly rim we carry, put it on a Boyd hub, and we lace and true the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop.
Why build Surly rims on Boyd hubs:
- Proven: Surly built the Clown Royal around the 6.2 inch tire on its own Moonlander; Boyd's 36-tooth hubs engage every 5 degrees
- Built to last: Boyd hubs change freehubs by hand and spin on Enduro ABEC-5 bearings
- Laced and trued by hand, one wheel at a time, in our Georgia shop
- In depth below: My Other Brother Darryl fat bike
Build your custom Surly wheel on Boyd hubs for:
Or start from the Boyd hub you want:
Or pick one of the 2 ready-made pairs below: each opens our custom wheel builder with the Surly rim and Boyd hub already chosen.
Fat bike in depth
Surly My Other Brother Darryl wheels on Boyd Quest hubs
Our fat bike pick from the Surly and Boyd parts we build with. The Surly My Other Brother Darryl is a hooked aluminum rim, 76.8mm inside, 16.1mm deep, sized for about 3.8 to 5 inch fat bike tires. We lace it to Boyd Quest hubs (rear wheel) in 32 hole.
- Width that adds float. My Other Brother Darryl is 80mm across the outside. Surly says the wider footprint gives more flotation and traction than a narrower rim.
- Centerlock rotors on the Quest. One central lockring holds the rotor instead of six small bolts. Boyd chose it because the rotor goes on faster and there are no bolts to torque one by one.
Start building this pair:
Fat Tire / Plus Bike
Surly rims on Boyd hubs for fat and plus bikes
Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rim and hub for a rear wheel already picked, on the Boyd hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every Boyd hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.
More about Surly and Boyd wheels
Why the pairing, specs and FAQ
Custom hand built Surly wheels on Boyd hubs
Every pair on this page is in our builder today, with a rim and hub that fit each other. 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 Surly rims and Boyd hubs each bring
- Width that adds float. My Other Brother Darryl is 80mm across the outside. Surly says the wider footprint gives more flotation and traction than a narrower rim.
- A 100mm rim made for one tire. Surly designed the Clown Royal for the 6.2 inch Molenda tire on the Moonlander. It chose a 24 inch diameter to get the most tire volume that frame can hold.
- Two drilling choices on the Darryl. It comes as a 32-hole symmetric rim, or with Surly's 64-hole Dual pattern, which lets a builder lace a centered wheel or an offset one. Surly lists a 15mm rim center offset.
- Five degrees of engagement. The 85 Road and the Quest both turn on 36 teeth and engage every 5 degrees. That cuts the dead spot before the drive catches when you start pedaling again, such as coming out of a corner.
- Three pawls at a time on the Quest. The Quest has six pawls working in two sets of three on its 36-tooth ring, so three pawls carry the load at each engagement.
- Tool-free changes. Quest end caps and freehub bodies swap by hand, and the 85 Road offers tool-free service with a swappable freehub. A new frame, axle standard or groupset does not have to mean a new hub.
Surly and Boyd custom wheel questions
Which Boyd hub fits my Surly rim?
The cards on this page start on the Boyd hub our customers build with each rim most often (Boyd Quest). The builder lists every Boyd hub that fits your rim, in the drillings and brake types that match.
Do you build Surly rims on other hubs?
Yes. See our Surly custom wheel page for every hub that fits each Surly rim, or our Boyd custom wheel page for every rim on a Boyd hub.
Can you build with a Boyd hub or Surly 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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