![]() Both extremely durable and very light, this sees two interlocking rings sporting 36-teeth combine to provide a fast 10° engagement. Using the same Spline hubs found on the brand’s top-end wheels, these employ DT’s ratchet design. As seen beneath Team Qhubeka ASSOS, they've got WorldTour pedigree too.īuy now from Hunt for £1,289 Fulcrum Racing 4 DBĪ workhorse wheelset with some thoroughbred traits. Now relaunched, Hunt says the design of the rims allows them to maintain aerodynamic efficiency with tyres as wide as 30mm, but will also still happily mount a set of 23mm tyres. Using a low-density polymer to bulk out the carbon sidewall, early versions hit a pothole, both literally and figurately when the first generation had to be recalled. Getting on for being as wide as they are deep, Hunt uses something called Limitless Technology to boost the volume of the rims without increasing the weight. Considering that it’s possible to spend in excess of three thousand pounds on equivalent products from more established brands, these hunt wheels promise Premier League performance at Conference prices. While we’ve nowhere near enough dosh to stick them in a wind tunnel to independently verify this, we can confirm they’re plenty quick. Hunt claims these are the fastest sub-50mm road disc wheels in the world. Good luck finding them these wheels are light, stiff, and ludicrously cheap.īuy now from Scribe for £870 Hunt 48 Limitless Aero Disc Wheelset Verdict: So cheap you’ll be looking for weak links. ![]() This is especially welcome on a wheel that would also be deadly fast on a cyclocross bike. Using a ramped rim bed, tyres go on easily, while the design of the rim aims to hold them in place securely, even at low pressures. With an external width of 30mm and 21mm internal seat, they work best with tyres 25c and up, imparting a perfectly rounded profile to models 28c and up. Easy to handle in blustery conditions and with a quick to engage 54-tooth hub, they use high-spec components including straight-pull Sapim CX-ray spokes.Īvailable to fit all major standards, they arrive pre-taped and with a kit containing valve-stems, spare spokes, and rotor adapters. Light, stiff, and just deep enough to provide a noticeable boost, at £870 they’re also dirt cheap. These wide, tubeless-ready carbon wheels will perk up any bike. The best road bike disc brake wheelsets Scribe Aero Wide 32 Carbon Disc Wheelset That said, there are still plenty of options for bikes with the spacing for traditional quick-release 9mm hubs.įuture-proofing your purchase is also smart, so look for tubeless-ready rims, adaptable axles fixings and wider rim widths if you think you might upgrade your frame at some point. For this reason, bolt-through fixings have become near standard. If you’re buying a new disc brake-equipped bike, we’d recommend looking for bolt-through hubs which are stiffer when riding and will allow consistent positioning when replacing the wheel in the frame. With increasing spend, look for lower weight, carbon construction, aero profiles, faster hub engagement and better quality bearings and spokes for improved durability. With wild new profiles now easily achievable, the latest disc wheelsets are faster, stronger and more user-friendly than riders would have dared dreamed possible just a few years ago.Īs with all things bike, you can spend as much or as little as you like. Freeing your rims from the responsibility of providing a braking surface, the switch to discs has allowed for a renaissance in wheel design. Disc brakes are now a permanent part of the road cycling scene.
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