Hunt wheels have given their best-selling Carbon Aero Disc street bike wheelset household a makeover, with wider inside widths, lighter rims, and extra premium spec ratchet freehub internals. Now referred to as merely Hunt Carbon Disc, you possibly can decide from 30mm, 40mm & 50mm deep aero profiles with 22mm inside hooked tubeless beads for street and all-road driving. With full wheelset weights from simply 1408-1464g and costs beneath $1000€.
Hunt 30/40/50mm Carbon Disc aero street wheels upgraded
All-new, wider hooked tubeless rim profiles give the reasonably priced aerodynamic Hunt Carbon Disc wheels line-up a stable refresh, coupled with an improve to quick ratchet hub internals. Hunt continues to push the aero optimization and distinctive rim & spoke materials options of their top-tier Limitless street and gravel wheels. However these finances Carbon Disc wheels are the spine of what made Hunt so widespread.
For beneath a grand you may get competitively gentle carbon street wheels with extensive 22mm inside tubeless-ready beads and stable performing blunt-nosed aerodynamic rim shapes. Plus, a large 30mm exterior that smooths airflow over trendy street and even slim quick gravel tires, too.
They make a stable improve over the entry to mid-level wheels that come on most inventory bikes. Or simply an reasonably priced method so as to add a second street or all-road wheel setup to make your street, all-road, or gravel bike much more versatile. Match something from 25-50mm tires with tubes or arrange tubeless (ETRTO compliant).
And Hunt will nonetheless set you up tubeless, delivery wheels able to experience with sealant already inside, in the event you additionally order tubeless tires whenever you purchase wheels from them. This stays considered one of my favourite advantages of shopping for Hunt wheels, 9 years after testing out my first set.
What else do it’s good to know?
Hunt says the deepest U-shaped 50 Carbon Disc wheels will ship an “8W aerodynamic profit over an ordinary 25mm-deep alloy rim” based mostly on their exams within the GST wind tunnel. And are solely 4W slower than their industry-leading SUB50 Limitless Aero Disc wheels with 28mm tires.
The Carbon Disc wheels apparently have even been ridden to a Giro d’Italia stage victory.
The brand new H_Ratchet 36T SGL rear hub that debuted on their 42 Limitless Gravel race wheels final summer season additionally guarantees improved sturdiness and lighter weight. Plus after all, easy trusted ratchet freehub internals with 36 stable factors of engagement.
Tech particulars
- Inner Rim Width: 22mm hooked tubeless-ready
- Exterior Rim Width: 30mm entrance & 30mm rear
- Spokes: Pillar PSR triple-butted stainless-steel J-bend spokes. 2.0-1.5-2.0mm entrance for compliance, 2.0-1.6-2.0mm rear for energy switch
- Spoke Lacing: Handbuilt 24 entrance & 24 rear spokes with a 2-cross sample
- Hubs: Hunt H_Ratchet SGL, 36T ratchet hubs with 10° engagement
- Freehubs: Shimano HG or MicroSpline, SRAM XD/XDR, and Campagnolo or Campy N3W
- Bearings: Sealed precision metal cartridge bearings
- Tubeless: Shipped totally tubeless-ready, with tubeless tape put in and tubeless valves included
- Safety: Normal 3 12 months guarantee. Or non-compulsory H_Care Lifetime Crash Substitute for 69€ further
30 Carbon Disc
- Rim Depth: 30mm
- Weight: 1408g per pair
40 Carbon Disc
- Rim Depth: 40mm
- Weight: 1433g per pair
50 Carbon Disc
- Rim Depth: 50mm
- Weight: 1464g per pair
Hunt Carbon Disc street wheels – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Hunt Carbon Disc street wheels promote from £779 / $979 / €979 per 30mm pair. Plus an additional ten kilos/{dollars}/euros for 40mm, or an additional twenty for the 50s.
All three new Carbon Disc choices can be found now, with restricted numbers in inventory within the US & UK. And extra on the way in which additionally from Hunt’s new Dresden, Germany distribution location.
