Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Road Cycling
Reload this Page >

Willaims 30x or Boyd wheelset ?

Notices
Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

Willaims 30x or Boyd wheelset ?

Old 05-16-11, 06:43 PM
  #1  
info
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Mentioned: Post(s)
Tagged: Thread(s)
Quoted: Post(s)
Willaims 30x or Boyd wheelset ?

Boyd wheelset
https://boydcycling.com/alloy/Vitesse.HTML
Or
Williams 30x
https://www.williamscycling.com/sys30x.html

I ready to purchase one of these wheel sets .
Any recommendation ?
Thank you
 
Old 05-16-11, 07:48 PM
  #2  
Rutnick
Senior Member
 
Rutnick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,892
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by info
Boyd wheelset
https://boydcycling.com/alloy/Vitesse.HTML
Or
Williams 30x
https://www.williamscycling.com/sys30x.html

I ready to purchase one of these wheel sets .
Any recommendation ?
Thank you

How much do you weigh? I have the Vitesse wheels. I love them. I am currently 188 or so and have road raced and cyclocross raced these wheels. I also have Boyd Carbon tubular 38s and 50s. One of my friends has the Williams 30s and honestly, they weigh a lot more than what was advertized. Like 70 grams more without rim strips and skewers. He did have an issue with the front bearings but got them fixed.

All my Boyd wheels have come in right at weight or under. Zero issues. If I can cross race the Vitesse running Michelin Mud2s all season and still haven't trued them, I'd say they are damn near bullet proof. I will be cross racing the 50 tubulars in the fall. Currently, the Vitesse wheels have 700x25 Conti 4 season on them for all around road training.
Rutnick is offline  
Old 05-16-11, 07:51 PM
  #3  
Rutnick
Senior Member
 
Rutnick's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,892
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I just noticed that you are in Boonville, IN. I am in Evansville quite a bit. You can PM me if you ever want to ride my Boyd wheels and see if you like them.
Rutnick is offline  
Old 05-16-11, 08:00 PM
  #4  
M_FactorX19
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Northeast TN
Posts: 1,564
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
as the first post asked what do you weigh? i ride the williams system 30s now as my everyday training wheels and they do great. they are plenty stiff and roll extremely well. the only down side is the weight. if i had it to do over i would have likely bought the boyd wheels due to that fact they are lighter but im not disappointed that i didnt. either way you go i think you will be happy. call keith williams if you have any questions he is a great guy to deal with.
M_FactorX19 is offline  
Old 05-17-11, 01:51 AM
  #5  
Nick Bain
Senior Member
 
Nick Bain's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Driftless
Posts: 1,832

Bikes: Caad8, Mukluk 3, Trek Superfly, Gary Fisher Irwin.

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 105 Post(s)
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
As someone who has no clue what kind of wheels you are talking about I feel the need to chime in on this and say that you should go with the ones that you think you will like the best.
Nick Bain is offline  
Old 05-17-11, 06:44 AM
  #6  
Trucker Dan
Senior Member
 
Trucker Dan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 734
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
The boyd wheels have better spokes.
Trucker Dan is offline  
Old 05-17-11, 10:18 AM
  #7  
Cyclist75354986865
Banned.
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Southeast
Posts: 356
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 45 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
I have the Boyd wheels and love them. And you can't beat the customer service.
Cyclist75354986865 is offline  
Old 05-17-11, 10:58 AM
  #8  
thump55
I got 99 problems....
 
thump55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Posts: 2,087
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts
I have the 30X's and they came in at exactly the advertised weight. I have had zero problems with them and would recommend them, but I have no experience with Boyd, so I cannot compare the two.
thump55 is offline  
Old 05-18-11, 07:12 PM
  #9  
info
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
Mentioned: Post(s)
Tagged: Thread(s)
Quoted: Post(s)
I talk to Boyd cycling today . They are going to start selling 24/28 wheelsets . Not posted on there site .
For my weight 190 to 200 . I feel this would be a better wheel set
. The down side they are 1 week out on those rims . They take 7 to 14 days to build and ship them .
All quoted by
Nicole Johnson
Director of Sales
Boyd Cycling- High Performance Carbon Bicycles & Wheels
Very nice lady .
 
Old 05-18-11, 08:38 PM
  #10  
Mike F
Senior Member
 
Mike F's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,181

Bikes: 2017 Specilized Roubaix, 2012 Scott CR1 Team, Felt Z85

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 26 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts
Ordered a pair of Rouleurs yesterday. Should have them in a week or so
Mike F is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
spectastic
"The 33"-Road Bike Racing
27
08-25-15 01:41 PM
Dheorl
Road Cycling
23
04-01-13 07:35 PM
gus6464
Road Cycling
18
07-21-11 08:15 AM
fujiteamrc
Road Cycling
10
06-29-10 10:14 AM
jgrosser
Road Cycling
2
01-28-10 01:45 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service - Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information -

Copyright © 2023 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.