Hunt Wheels...

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Harv-surrey

47 posts

187 months

Thursday 8th November 2018
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Hate seeing people pay 1k for 300 quid wheel with a sticker on.

There are some great wheels for the same money

Andy JB

1,319 posts

218 months

Friday 9th November 2018
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Just to add this thread, remember this is PH & i think there are some overly harsh criticisms, hopefully my own customer service comments were constructive but true.

Having said that comments about the decals and cost are somewhat over-inflated IMO, personally i think the decals are very subtle & quite classy and the price for alloy wheels at least are very competitive and of good quality, bearings on mine dare i say seem an improvement over my top end Mavic SLR's!

raywillden

56 posts

161 months

Friday 9th November 2018
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Some hate for Hunt here rolleyes

Personally I have Mason X wheels, and yes, i had a problem after 6 months (cracks in the rear wheel rim), but they have replaced both wheels FOC with no issue and told me they have changed the alu section to a wider one to solve the problem.

For the price for the alu ones (£300-£400) I think it's hard to find better. However, I agree that I would not pay £1k for carbon ones. I plan on getting some made when i get summer wheels next year.

Sa Calobra

37,011 posts

210 months

Monday 12th November 2018
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Hates a strong word

If they were designed hub up by Hunt then fine. To me it's Superstar components with zingier marketing however SS are now making their own hubs in-house.

Johnny

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9,652 posts

283 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Many thanks for all the comments...

Sums up what i'd read elsewhere tbh. I know what Hunt et al are doing, no issue there.

And also made me remember that I was thinking about some handbuilts from Wheelsmith previously.

For around £1200 ish I could get a pair of 50mm Tubeless ready wheels built on Chris King from Wheelsmith or DCR etc.

However I now see this, Prime 50 BlackEdition:

http://deals.road.cc/content/black-friday-cycling-...

£599! And reviews seem very good. For that money it may well be worth a punt,

Decisions...

mooseracer

1,843 posts

169 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Johnny said:
Many thanks for all the comments...

Sums up what i'd read elsewhere tbh. I know what Hunt et al are doing, no issue there.

And also made me remember that I was thinking about some handbuilts from Wheelsmith previously.

For around £1200 ish I could get a pair of 50mm Tubeless ready wheels built on Chris King from Wheelsmith or DCR etc.

However I now see this, Prime 50 BlackEdition:

http://deals.road.cc/content/black-friday-cycling-...

£599! And reviews seem very good. For that money it may well be worth a punt,

Decisions...
I've got some 45mm wheelsmiths and they are spot on, not a single issue in 2 years. Will be going back to him when I change.
Also saw the Primes today and nearly bought some for, erm, I don't know what.

Sa Calobra

37,011 posts

210 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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I used to love Chris Kings. Have they sorted out the need to retighten them, service them and of course the freezing freehub in winter?

It's been a few years since I owned a pair of hubs so maybe they've sorted out their issues?

I have a Hope 40T on the mtb and SS lightweight road wheels.

The Hope is good and boy it's been maintenance free for two years. When it comes to a change I'm going with UK made SS.

Teebs

4,265 posts

214 months

Thursday 15th November 2018
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Sa Calobra said:
I used to love Chris Kings. Have they sorted out the need to retighten them, service them and of course the freezing freehub in winter?

It's been a few years since I owned a pair of hubs so maybe they've sorted out their issues?

I have a Hope 40T on the mtb and SS lightweight road wheels.

The Hope is good and boy it's been maintenance free for two years. When it comes to a change I'm going with UK made SS.
I've got 2 pairs of Chris King R45 and both have been great, one pair on a 32hole Aluminium rim and 1 pair on a set of Wheelsmith built carbon 35mm wheels. Expensive, but should last many a rebuild. The aluminium set have done around 7,000 miles, including 3 trips to the Alps, bike packing and general riding.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Not sure how relevant but got a pair of wheels built by the Cycle Clinic, Ryde Sprint rims, Dura Ace hubs, decent spokes (can’t recall what). Anyway, they’re very good, love the DA hubs and the wheels aren’t too bling looking. Only issue was that Conti tyres are an absolute bh to get on and off.

ALawson

7,814 posts

250 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Make sure you keep on top of maintenance of the DA hubs. I got a pair built by TCC onto Pacenti rims, the hubs started wearing after only 2km in the summer and the free hubs are bloody expensive as well.

Latterly speaking to Mark at spokesman he said he routinely strips down and rebuilds any shimano hub he builds up as there are plenty that have inadequate grease from the factory. I suspect that may have been the case on my hubs, as although they got ridden in some wet weather the notion that they would last forever did stand up to reality.

Internal surfaces got pitted very easily and they were serviced twice per year.

Johnny

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9,652 posts

283 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Been musing again...

With BC discount it brings the Prime 50s down to £589.99

However, once I change shipping to Hungary its comes out at £675.85!

Teebs said:
I've got 2 pairs of Chris King R45 and both have been great, one pair on a 32hole Aluminium rim and 1 pair on a set of
Wheelsmith built carbon 35mm wheels. Expensive, but should last many a rebuild. The aluminium set have done around
7,000 miles, including 3 trips to the Alps, bike packing and general riding.
How are the Wheelsmith rims? How is the braking?

I think ideally I want a handbuilt set on Chris King.

But the impatient 5 year old in me likes the be here next week factor of the Primes biggrin

Anyone got experience of Alto components? I see DCR recommending them...

Teebs

4,265 posts

214 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Johnny said:
How are the Wheelsmith rims? How is the braking?

I think ideally I want a handbuilt set on Chris King.

But the impatient 5 year old in me likes the be here next week factor of the Primes biggrin

Anyone got experience of Alto components? I see DCR recommending them...
The braking is far better than what I thought they would be. I've got no complaints whatsoever.

ALawson

7,814 posts

250 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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Don't you kneed special tools to service CK hubs?

R1gtr

3,424 posts

153 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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I was looking at Hunt but Kinetic one do Carbon rims with DT240 hubs and the best spokes going for a grand, seems way better value for money.

atom111

1,035 posts

224 months

Friday 16th November 2018
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I had their MTB wheels did one ride, really draggy wheel forwards and would spin backwards when back pedaling when off the ground, turned out issue with freehub. Got my money back and ordered a set of wheels from Mark from Spokesmanwheels which is what I should have done originally.

For a web only business they should check stuff better before shipping it, tried once not again.

All that said they did look lovely and they stand by their money back Guarantee credit for that.