Boyd Wheels?

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  • June 20, 2016 at 6:23 pm #918318
    JorgeGortex
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    Anyone have any experience with Boyd carbon wheels? Saw a pair at Spokes the other day and was impressed by how light and well made they appeared to be.

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  • June 21, 2016 at 1:57 am #1054081
    hozn
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    They’re well respected wheels. Kinda along the same lines (in same space) as November. I would probably default to choosing November since there is a lot of publicly accessible thought/design and testing that goes into their wheelsets. But in reality, I doubt I will ever buy a November or a Boyd or Williams wheelset, when I can build a good-quality wheelset for half the price. I would buy name-brand if I were using rim brakes, though (delamination of carbon clinchers is still a real thing and I would want to use them on hills). The Novatec 40mm disc-specific kit from Bdopcycling will be my next carbon wheelset.

    June 21, 2016 at 1:44 pm #1054091
    Harry Meatmotor
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    @hozn 141805 wrote:

    They’re well respected wheels. Kinda along the same lines (in same space) as November. I would probably default to choosing November since there is a lot of publicly accessible thought/design and testing that goes into their wheelsets. But in reality, I doubt I will ever buy a November or a Boyd or Williams wheelset, when I can build a good-quality wheelset for half the price. I would buy name-brand if I were using rim brakes, though (delamination of carbon clinchers is still a real thing and I would want to use them on hills). The Novatec 40mm disc-specific kit from Bdopcycling will be my next carbon wheelset.

    hozn nailed it. for disc, build your own using Chinese stuffs. for rim brakes, go with November, Boyds, Williams. Bill at Spokes started working with Boyd after he found difficulty finding certain rim drillings in carbon (can’t remember what the exact issue was…). So it’s kind of an odd thing that Boyd rims (and his new hubs) are available through a brick and mortar shop.

    June 21, 2016 at 2:18 pm #1054094
    JorgeGortex
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    Thanks guys. I was just curious. I talked to Bill at Spokes about replacing the hubs in a pair of Zipp wheels I just received when I purchased with bike this past weekend. The rear hub on the rear 404 is loud (no need to yell “passing left!” I just coast instead). While I was there and chatting he showed me a Boyd 44mm rim he was building up… and it was ridiculously light. I was pondering going with a new pair of Boyd’s instead of doing all the work to the Zipps and selling them instead. Not that the Zipp’s have done me wrong other than the noise. So just looking for input since there is limited reviews of the Boyd’s out there. I guess if Bill is comfortable working with and selling them then they must be OK.

    JG

    June 21, 2016 at 3:07 pm #1054100
    Harry Meatmotor
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    @JorgeGortex 141818 wrote:

    I guess if Bill is comfortable working with and selling them then they must be OK.

    This.

    You’ve heard of the Bill Mould Lifetime Wheel Warranty? Bill will make things right as long as he’s alive.

    June 21, 2016 at 10:14 pm #1054135
    hozn
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    I have a friend riding Boyds; he likes them (I think they are the 60ish mm version).

    Honestly, though, (1) loud hubs are generally sought after and (2) you can probably quiet them by just changing the lube.

    June 22, 2016 at 2:12 pm #1054166
    Tania
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    @hozn 141863 wrote:

    (2) you can probably quiet them by just changing the lube.

    …but….WHY?

    June 22, 2016 at 2:18 pm #1054167
    Tim Kelley
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    Loud hubs save lives.

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