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Surly Wheels with Velocity Hubs
Custom Surly Wheels on Velocity Hubs
Pick a Surly rim we carry, put it on a Velocity hub, and we lace and true the wheel by hand in our Georgia shop.
Why build Surly rims on Velocity hubs:
- Proven: Surly built the Clown Royal around the 6.2 inch tire on its own Moonlander; Velocity built its Race hubs with extra sealing for cyclocross mud
- Built to last: Velocity disc fronts convert between three axle standards
- 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 Velocity hubs for:
Or start from the Velocity hub you want:
Or pick one of the 2 ready-made pairs below: each opens our custom wheel builder with the Surly rim and Velocity hub already chosen.
Fat bike in depth
Surly My Other Brother Darryl wheels on Velocity Race Centerlock hubs
Our fat bike pick from the Surly and Velocity 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 Velocity Race Centerlock hubs 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.
- Extra sealing on the Race hubs. Velocity designed the Race line with cyclocross in mind and gave it improved double-bearing seals for added protection, which suits wheels that spend their lives in mud.
Start building this pair:
Fat Tire / Plus Bike
Surly rims on Velocity hubs for fat and plus bikes
Each card opens our custom wheel builder with the rims and hubs for a wheelset already picked, on the Velocity hub our customers choose most with that rim. The builder offers every Velocity hub that fits, and you choose the colors, spokes and the rest.
More about Surly and Velocity wheels
Why the pairing, specs and FAQ
Custom hand built Surly wheels on Velocity 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 Velocity 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.
- One front hub, three axle standards. Velocity's convertible disc front hubs include the parts to switch between 9mm quick release, 12mm thru axle and 15mm thru axle, so a new fork does not have to mean a new hub.
- Rear hubs for the wide standards. The disc rears run through 148mm Boost and 157mm Super Boost, and the fat bike rears through 170/177mm and 190/197mm. Velocity also lists a tandem disc rear, which helps when the bike is not a standard road or trail frame.
- Bearings with nothing to adjust. Most Velocity hubs use cartridge bearings with weather-resistant seals, and Velocity sets the preload for you. It is clear that sealed does not mean waterproof, so a hub that has been pressure washed or submerged needs a mechanic's attention.
Surly and Velocity custom wheel questions
Which Velocity hub fits my Surly rim?
The cards on this page start on the Velocity hub our customers build with each rim most often (Velocity Race Centerlock). The builder lists every Velocity 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 Velocity custom wheel page for every rim on a Velocity hub.
Can you build with a Velocity 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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