Hunt Wheels
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Head on crash wheel knackered, shock horror!
This thread has turned into a bit of a joke, from a quick check there appears to be only 7 actual owners of Hunt wheels, 5 happy 2 unhappy, the rest is personal opinion mainly about cost and marketing, for those complaining, you do realise this is a cycling forum? Most products are based around smoke and mirrors, where technical shorts can cost £300, jackets £500, and wheels in excess of £3000, I'm not sure why Hunt are being singled out!5 -
FYI my initial point was to mention that as people were raving about handbuilt wheels my experience was not so positive. My issue was with the rear wheel where 2x spokes snapped moreso than with the front wheel which was damaged in a crash (I was merely stating the damage suffered was significant considering it was a low impact crash).flasher said:Head on crash wheel knackered, shock horror!
In regards to Hunt wheels, a good friend of mine uses them and as I said initially, he is very happy with them, and I thought they looked pretty good. At £600 they were hardly that expensive for carbon road wheels, when as you correctly point out you can splash out thousands on wheels.
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who is? MF?ibr17xvii said:MattFalle said:Follow this thread through - it was all discussed herein ad infintum.
https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/comment/20724486#Comment_20724486
ultegra. its grey for a reason
There's no discussion about Ultegra in that thread.
That's just you passing your opinion off as fact & talking about yourself in the 3rd person.
Again..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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ultegra is fine if you know what you are buying - the Ford Mondeo of the groupset world.dangardner27 said:The top end Vauxhall analogy is bang on. The fact is that they aren't artisan or made in the UK - I have a lovely set of A Force's and Archetypes built by DCR in the UK, which to my mind are far more artisan than Hunt. Oh and better value!!
However MF is completely wrong about Ultegra...
As a winter or training groupset, its fine. it just doesn't hit any of the required markers for anything else.
Much like Jim Corr its just uninspiring..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Ultegra = BMW 5 Series. It's all you'll ever need and works faultlessly.
Dura ace = BMW M5. Very expensive and not much extra performance in the real world.
Record = Expenisve Alfa Romeo saloon. Looks the part but not engineered quite right and prone to faults / reliability issues
SRAM Red = Ford Mustang with all the associated reliability issues and ultimately it's American.0 -
But where's your Super Record comparison?0
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thats the biggest crockofshit i've ever read.dangardner27 said:Ultegra = BMW 5 Series. It's all you'll ever need and works faultlessly.
Dura ace = BMW M5. Very expensive and not much extra performance in the real world.
Record = Expenisve Alfa Romeo saloon. Looks the part but not engineered quite right and prone to faults / reliability issues
SRAM Red = Ford Mustang with all the associated reliability issues and ultimately it's American.
i presume you own ultegra, yah?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Proud Ultegra owner here, albeit Ultegra 6600 SL on the Principia. Actually maybe Ultegra is Merc territory, it keeps going on and on.
Nothing wrong with Mercs 0 -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbDROaZ2_Wo
They work exactly the same according to this bloke from Shimano...1 -
oh my word.
you have what on a Principia?
Seriously?
Don't tell us - you're also in a club?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Now that brings back memories, my vastly underused green Principia RSL from around '97 with Shimano 600.================
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2017 Cube Attain GTC Pro Disc 2016
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MattFalle said:
thats the biggest crockofshit i've ever read.dangardner27 said:Ultegra = BMW 5 Series. It's all you'll ever need and works faultlessly.
Dura ace = BMW M5. Very expensive and not much extra performance in the real world.
Record = Expenisve Alfa Romeo saloon. Looks the part but not engineered quite right and prone to faults / reliability issues
SRAM Red = Ford Mustang with all the associated reliability issues and ultimately it's American.
i presume you own ultegra, yah?
Go back & read some of what you post.3 -
No clubbing for me MF.
Perhaps it needs a set of Hunts to finish it off?!
Signs are the drivetrain will go on and on though. When it does come time to replace it in 2031, Discs will be a bad memory. And it may get treated to mechanical DA, just as its the nicest bike I've ever owned.0 -
MF's prose is joyous. You just seem angry, which is sad.ibr17xvii said:MattFalle said:
thats the biggest crockofshit i've ever read.dangardner27 said:Ultegra = BMW 5 Series. It's all you'll ever need and works faultlessly.
Dura ace = BMW M5. Very expensive and not much extra performance in the real world.
Record = Expenisve Alfa Romeo saloon. Looks the part but not engineered quite right and prone to faults / reliability issues
SRAM Red = Ford Mustang with all the associated reliability issues and ultimately it's American.
i presume you own ultegra, yah?
Go back & read some of what you post.
#sadface.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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but you don't need dura ace.dangardner27 said:No clubbing for me MF.
Perhaps it needs a set of Hunts to finish it off?!
Signs are the drivetrain will go on and on though. When it does come time to replace it in 2031, Discs will be a bad memory. And it may get treated to mechanical DA, just as its the nicest bike I've ever owned..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Not me. 105 is my levelMattFalle said:
strange how lots of people above have same opinion though isn't it?vegas76 said:
No one takes you seriously.MattFalle said:
Do you really want to go into this? It will ruin the love you have for your groupset.diplodicus said:
Go on then, what is actually wrong with it?MattFalle said:
seriously? does this seriously need discussing?diplodicus said:What's wrong with Ultegra?
i'm presuming you and Dip both have ultegra?
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And it is the far better choice - fair dinkum dude.diplodicus said:
Not me. 105 is my levelMattFalle said:
strange how lots of people above have same opinion though isn't it?vegas76 said:
No one takes you seriously.MattFalle said:
Do you really want to go into this? It will ruin the love you have for your groupset.diplodicus said:
Go on then, what is actually wrong with it?MattFalle said:
seriously? does this seriously need discussing?diplodicus said:What's wrong with Ultegra?
i'm presuming you and Dip both have ultegra?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Any chance you can put Chorus on it?dangardner27 said:No clubbing for me MF.
Perhaps it needs a set of Hunts to finish it off?!
Signs are the drivetrain will go on and on though. When it does come time to replace it in 2031, Discs will be a bad memory. And it may get treated to mechanical DA, just as its the nicest bike I've ever owned.
Now that would be sweeeet..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Chorus = Fiat
Record = Alfa
Super R = Ferrari
So no, my Ultegra SL is just fine - like a nice Merc - growing old nicely1 -
MattFalle said:
MF's prose is joyous. You just seem angry, which is sad.ibr17xvii said:MattFalle said:
thats the biggest crockofshit i've ever read.dangardner27 said:Ultegra = BMW 5 Series. It's all you'll ever need and works faultlessly.
Dura ace = BMW M5. Very expensive and not much extra performance in the real world.
Record = Expenisve Alfa Romeo saloon. Looks the part but not engineered quite right and prone to faults / reliability issues
SRAM Red = Ford Mustang with all the associated reliability issues and ultimately it's American.
i presume you own ultegra, yah?
Go back & read some of what you post.
#sadface
Far from it, I'm very content thanks for asking.
Your prose may well be joyous but it's also repetitive.
#changetherecordandmoveon
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I've had a number of fiats, and I have chorus, there aren't that many similarities!dangardner27 said:Chorus = Fiat
Record = Alfa
Super R = Ferrari
So no, my Ultegra SL is just fine - like a nice Merc - growing old nicelyInsert bike here:0 -
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Chorus is still working I guess?mpatts said:
I've had a number of fiats, and I have chorus, there aren't that many similarities!dangardner27 said:Chorus = Fiat
Record = Alfa
Super R = Ferrari
So no, my Ultegra SL is just fine - like a nice Merc - growing old nicely0 -
Not a fiat, but i had an Alfa (and i also have Chorus on one of my bikes).
Alfas have a bad rep for reliability, especially the electrics, but mine was pretty, much faultless apart from one dodgy MAF sensor. Never broke down once in about 8 years of ownership. I bloody loved that car.0 -
Same as my Wheelsmith 50mm carbon wheels. Generic Taiwanese/Chinese hubs with Wheelsmith etched on the hub body and skewer. Have I been conned?MattFalle said:
they do disuise the hubs and freewheels in both tbeir marketing and by printing their name all over them ....First.Aspect said:
I don't think Hunt disguise the hubs they use, any more than Miche hide where they get their bearings, or Colnago hide the stem they stamp a clover leaf on.shortfall said:
Nobody has said Novatec aren't ok, just that Malcolm tells you he's using them wheras Hunt rebrand them as their own and wrap them up in lots of marketing spiel.First.Aspect said:They use Novatec hubs.
Funnily enough so does a well respected wheel builder or two.
https://thecycleclinic.co.uk/search?type=product&q=Novatec
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Daughter and I have four sets of Hunt wheels between us - 2 x 4 Season CX disc, 1 x Road Aero, 1 x 50mm carbon disc - not had a single issue with any of them*, they’ve performed well, stayed true. Would happily buy again. Customer service also excellent. Swap from QR to Thru Axle? No probs, parts in stock and arrive next day.
Good quality, great customer service, fair price. Seems to be a decent business model.
* damaged a rim hitting a big rock gravel riding. Hunt sold me a ‘crash replacement’ rim half price, and I’ve taken up wheelbuilding.
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We were looking at a Stelvio. Didn't make a particularly nice noise, not great inside, and the PCP deals are dreadful because residual values are like lead boots. Nearest dealer is nearly 2 hours away as well. Shame. Looked nice, handled well and I could put up with the rest, other than price.elbowloh said:Not a fiat, but i had an Alfa (and i also have Chorus on one of my bikes).
Alfas have a bad rep for reliability, especially the electrics, but mine was pretty, much faultless apart from one dodgy MAF sensor. Never broke down once in about 8 years of ownership. I bloody loved that car.0 -
Anyway... I ended up getting the DT Swiss PR1600's, which I really like but after 100 miles the rear wheels has started making a ticking sound. I've ruled out the sound coming from the gears or rotors. The sound happens randomly but only when pedalling and sounds like it coming from the spokes.
What can I do to solve this issue?0 -
Send them back and buy some hunts?mark8191 said:Anyway... I ended up getting the DT Swiss PR1600's, which I really like but after 100 miles the rear wheels has started making a ticking sound. I've ruled out the sound coming from the gears or rotors. The sound happens randomly but only when pedalling and sounds like it coming from the spokes.
What can I do to solve this issue?4 -
LOLdarkhairedlord said:
Send them back and buy some hunts?mark8191 said:Anyway... I ended up getting the DT Swiss PR1600's, which I really like but after 100 miles the rear wheels has started making a ticking sound. I've ruled out the sound coming from the gears or rotors. The sound happens randomly but only when pedalling and sounds like it coming from the spokes.
What can I do to solve this issue?
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Hadn't managed to answer in the other thread but if you want to check spoke tensions are even just pluck each spoke in turn, if tensions are even the pitch will be the same. Drive side and non drive side may be different, but should be even though each side.
Try a spot of lube where the spokes cross and at each end as well.0
