Hunt’s Limitless carbon-spoke wheels are available two deep profiles, 48mm and 60mm, with bladed carbon spokes designed to push the bounds of aerodynamics, energy switch, and bling!
Hunt pulls out all of the stops for its new aero- and crosswind-optimized carbon-spoke hooked rims. The 48mm- and 60mm-deep units get CeramicSpeed bearings to roll easy and a cold-forged aluminum hub shell to outlast street put on.
Beforehand, Hunt hit us with the 32 Aerodynamicist, which additionally obtained the carbon spokes (2.7 g every!) however had a 21mm inside width and a hookless tubeless bead. The wheelset was a super-lightweight 1,213 g — a couple of hundred grams lower than the 48 Limitless UD at 1,511 g or the 60 Limitless UD at 1,551 g.
Hunt constructed the Limitless rims for the professional street groups it sponsors, and it sought the most effective aero effectivity and crosswind stability it might get from the wheel. Onboarding the carbon spokes made sense for weight financial savings and stiffness. Hunt says the fabric alternative offers the Limitless UD elevated energy switch plus a better responsiveness-to-weight ratio.
Hunt’s proprietary Taper Lock system additionally means you may true your wheels identical to you may with metal spokes. On most carbon-spoke wheels, resin bonds the spokes to the rim — however Hunt makes use of the standard threaded metal mandrel.
The model’s “Limitless” development makes use of a low-density polymer to afford a wider profile with out making the rim heavy. The concept is to assist a deep-profile rim like a 60mm deal with higher with out including a lot weight that it offsets the aero advantages.
The 60 Limitless UD comes with 21 mm of inside spacing, and the 48 will get a super-wide 22.5 mm. Hunt constructed each hooked rims with 28mm tubeless tires in thoughts.
Dash SLC hubs home CeramicSpeed (or Aire Velo EZO) bearings contained in the 7075 cold-forged aluminum shell. The hub has a 7.5-degree engagement price, multipoint pawls, and 48 ratchets. Freehub compatibility covers Shimano and SRAM 8-11 speeds, SRAM XD/XDR, or Campagnolo 8-12 speeds.
It’s additionally suitable with center-lock disc brake rotors.
Oh yeah, Hunt ran aero checks too. The corporate says it discovered no considerable distinction between the brand new bladed carbon spokes and the Limitless’ outdated elliptical-shaped metal spokes.
“Curiously sufficient, we discovered much less of a distinction throughout wind tunnel testing between the steel-spoked Limitless wheels versus after they featured our UD carbon spokes,” stated Ollie Grey, street model supervisor for Hunt.
“The distinction between the 2 was nicely throughout the margin of error for standardized wind-tunnel testing, suggesting no discernible aerodynamic penalty for utilizing carbon spokes.”
Hunt’s Limitless Carbon-Spoke Wheels: Availability, Pricing
If you wish to discover out for your self, you may order the 48 Limitless UD with EZO bearings now from Hunt. You’ll have to attend till the second week of October for the 60s, and the model stated the CeramicSpeed variants gained’t ship out till spring.
Hope they’re definitely worth the wait: The 48 Limitless UD CeramicSpeed prices $2,019 MSRP as a set, and the 60 prices $50 extra. EZO bearings bump pricing all the way down to $1,669 for the 48s and $1,729 for the 60s.
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