Hambini (and Hunt)
I understand he's quite a marmite character, what do people think?
It's just a hill. Get over it.
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What do we think of his opinion on Hunt wheels or his character?
I agree with him on the Hunt wheels.
He's a character that indeed you either love or hate.....or maybe somewhere in-between. I like the fact he exposes a lot of these so-called Big Players for what they are (similar to Luescher Teknik).
He seems to have calmed-down a bit (in his language), since he's gained "popularity", and gone multi-platform etc with endorsements....
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Saw this episode as well - tbh I've only fully watched that one, the Bowman one and maybe 5 mins here or there of another couple.secretsam said:Just seen that this guy was dissing Hunt wheels on his channel.
I understand he's quite a marmite character, what do people think?
Tbh, not my cup of tea - obvs knows what he is talking about (or is a very good bluffer) bit shouty, and i reckon he would talk at you instead of explaining stuff to you if it was just you and him.
His comment at the very end of the Hunt video re hairdressers was very weird as well.
Overall - nah, not so much. Much more watchable people who also know what they are on about out there..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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As an aside from his teardowns, which admittedly aren't to everyone's taste, his bottom brackets are incredibly well made and his customer service is spot on. I've emailed him at 10.30 on a Friday night and he replied within minutes.1
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Haven't seen the video, but I've seen a couple of his others. Seems like he's a bit of a contrarian, but he does back it up with sound reasoning and seems like he knows what he's talking about. I don't like his style, but wouldn't dismiss his opinion because I don't like the way he delivers it.
Don't know what he says about the Hunt wheels, but as Oxo says they seem overpriced and overhyped for what appear to be pretty generic off the shelf wheels.1 -
He does know his stuff, but he's not the only youtube engineer. What I dislike is that he insults pretty much everything, and lacks context. He has a aerospace background, and that's his barometer. Why? Cars aren't built to aerospace standards. Neither are boats. Because they don't have to be.
He's a pillock, basically. That bloke who does similar reviews based out of Malaysia is a better bet for a balanced review.2 -
PeakTorque?First.Aspect said:He does know his stuff, but he's not the only youtube engineer. What I dislike is that he insults pretty much everything, and lacks context. He has a aerospace background, and that's his barometer. Why? Cars aren't built to aerospace standards. Neither are boats. Because they don't have to be.
He's a pillock, basically. That bloke who does similar reviews based out of Malaysia is a better bet for a balanced review.
I think Hambini's demeanour has a lot to do with his high-functioning autism, although the first couple of videos he uploaded onto YT, mainly talking tribology relating to the cycling industry, were nothing like what he's been uploading more lately.
Don't think he has ever said he expected bicycles to be built to aerospace standards though? That was more brought up in relation to his exposing of the false claims the bike industry was making for their latest developments in bicycle aerodynamics i.e. golf-ball like dimples on deep section rims, tire sizes, shapes of frame sets etc.1 -
As other people have said he's marmite.
I quite like him as he's not worried about standing up and telling it how it is.
He's the only "reviewer" that shows you measurement data etc, although he only gets bad frames etc so I'm not sure it's a fair review of the whole company.
Agree with him on hunt wheels though. They're overpriced and overhyped, a bit like muc-off "lubes"
His BBs are top quality though.0 -
Wouldn't say he focuses solely on bad frames. He's quite openly sung the praises of Look, Time and Winspace frames.dannbodge said:As other people have said he's marmite.
I quite like him as he's not worried about standing up and telling it how it is.
He's the only "reviewer" that shows you measurement data etc, although he only gets bad frames etc so I'm not sure it's a fair review of the whole company.
Agree with him on hunt wheels though. They're overpriced and overhyped, a bit like muc-off "lubes"
His BBs are top quality though.
Would agree on his BBs. Can't fault mine at all and has made bearing replacement a doddle.0 -
Not literally, but his critiques of composite manufacture is implicitly pointing out flaws that are of little or no consequence in a bike frame. Yes, it could be better, but it demonstrably doesn't need to be.katani said:
PeakTorque?First.Aspect said:He does know his stuff, but he's not the only youtube engineer. What I dislike is that he insults pretty much everything, and lacks context. He has a aerospace background, and that's his barometer. Why? Cars aren't built to aerospace standards. Neither are boats. Because they don't have to be.
He's a pillock, basically. That bloke who does similar reviews based out of Malaysia is a better bet for a balanced review.
I think Hambini's demeanour has a lot to do with his high-functioning autism, although the first couple of videos he uploaded onto YT, mainly talking tribology relating to the cycling industry, were nothing like what he's been uploading more lately.
Don't think he has ever said he expected bicycles to be built to aerospace standards though? That was more brought up in relation to his exposing of the false claims the bike industry was making for their latest developments in bicycle aerodynamics i.e. golf-ball like dimples on deep section rims, tire sizes, shapes of frame sets etc.
He is correct about the aero marketing technobabble, but again this is railing against consumerism isn't it? It is rather old man shouting at the sea and gets tired very quickly.
He has historically very greatly emphasised his autism and race as an excuse for being a pillock and an accusation when someone suggests he's a pillock.
There are a lot of people somewhere on the spectrum who aren't unpleasant pillocks, so it is probably quite offensive to all of them that Hambini's demeanour is excused in this way.2 -
do the numbers he quotes actually mean anything if you're not an engineer and understand what he's blathering about?
We can all waffle on as SMEs in our particular fields but unless you know what we're talking about its just noise.
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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do the numbers he quotes actually mean anything if you're not an engineer and understand what he's blathering about?
Yes, when it comes to BB tolerances in particular. In terms of his bicycle area of expertise, he focusses on fabricating custom bottom brackets. Most of the frames he is looking at arrive from customers who have had issues with poor bearing life, failing cranks etc. due largely to bottom bracket shells not manufactured within the specified tolerance, lack of concentricity and so on.
For example, if a bb shell is undersized and your crank bearings, crank spindle are correctly sized, over time this is going to compress and deform your bearings.
He is pretty rigorous on tolerances (hence why he spouts the numbers constantly) as it can have a big effect on longevity of parts. In extreme cases, any mating of threads (or any fabricated part with a tolerance) badly of out whack could break and cause a severe failure.
Sorry long winded, but I manfacture threaded stuff, get it wrong and it can go badly wrong, depending on the application!
To be fair to him, he has shown a lot of pretty poor manufacturing standards across the bike industry. It quite clearly shows a complete lack of quality assurance. My business is ISO 9001 accredited, as are my customers. Anything out of spec would be picked up without question. So either bike manufacturers are ignoring it or not even checking it.
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groovy - grazie!MidlandsGrimpeur2 said:do the numbers he quotes actually mean anything if you're not an engineer and understand what he's blathering about?
Yes, when it comes to BB tolerances in particular. In terms of his bicycle area of expertise, he focusses on fabricating custom bottom brackets. Most of the frames he is looking at arrive from customers who have had issues with poor bearing life, failing cranks etc. due largely to bottom bracket shells not manufactured within the specified tolerance, lack of concentricity and so on.
For example, if a bb shell is undersized and your crank bearings, crank spindle are correctly sized, over time this is going to compress and deform your bearings.
He is pretty rigorous on tolerances (hence why he spouts the numbers constantly) as it can have a big effect on longevity of parts. In extreme cases, any mating of threads (or any fabricated part with a tolerance) badly of out whack could break and cause a severe failure.
Sorry long winded, but I manfacture threaded stuff, get it wrong and it can go badly wrong, depending on the application!
To be fair to him, he has shown a lot of pretty poor manufacturing standards across the bike industry. It quite clearly shows a complete lack of quality assurance. My business is ISO 9001 accredited, as are my customers. Anything out of spec would be picked up without question. So either bike manufacturers are ignoring it or not even checking it..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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groovy - grazie!
No worries MF!1 -
The Dolan R1 he's done yesterday was utterly pathetic ,with the pressfit BB being removed by thumb ,Dolan refused a warranty claim only offering a crash replacement for £750 .They deserve every bit of it on that alone ,
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He’s popular with the incel cycling community.0
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incel?.
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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yeah, really useful. cheers wanga fella.
so does this mean incel people understand welding better than others?
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Interesting. Hadn't realised he was autistic, which explains some behavioural quirks, but also possibly his attention to detail.
I have heard from others that his BBs were tip-top.
Interesting that his view on Hunt wheels is shared by a few here. What's a better equivalent for similar money? I had considered them, not so much now.
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secretsam said:
Interesting. Hadn't realised he was autistic, which explains some behavioural quirks, but also possibly his attention to detail.
I have heard from others that his BBs were tip-top.
Interesting that his view on Hunt wheels is shared by a few here. What's a better equivalent for similar money? I had considered them, not so much now.
No experience of them personally but the Prime wheels always seem to get good reviews online plus on here.
Talking of Hambini he rates some of the Chinese wheelsets highly as well.0 -
I'd suggest Winspace, Scribe, Cero.secretsam said:Interesting. Hadn't realised he was autistic, which explains some behavioural quirks, but also possibly his attention to detail.
I have heard from others that his BBs were tip-top.
Interesting that his view on Hunt wheels is shared by a few here. What's a better equivalent for similar money? I had considered them, not so much now.Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
Scott CR1 SL 12
Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
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It doesn't explain the behavioral quirks that involve him being a c0ck. As I said upthread, you need to be careful not to offend autistic people this way. There is a Venn diagram of c0cks and autistim. There's a bit of overlap in the Hambini region.secretsam said:Interesting. Hadn't realised he was autistic, which explains some behavioural quirks, but also possibly his attention to detail.
I have heard from others that his BBs were tip-top.
Interesting that his view on Hunt wheels is shared by a few here. What's a better equivalent for similar money? I had considered them, not so much now.2 -
Planet X
Selcof
Winspace
Prime
Chinese blokes
All use exactly the same parts as Hunt but at far less money. Hunts are trendy but average components with a v high price tag and v bad vfm.
Full discussion here:
https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13114684/hunt-wheels/p7
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Watched some vids by some Aussie bloke called Cam something or other yesterday. 3 or 4 of them while Zwifting.
I have honestly no idea what he was on about. Whole thing jumped around lke a frog on acid.
Not really very recommended..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Yeah, it's the autism innit.
The fact that he instigated some of this and his 'fanboys' all piled in says a lot.
https://ridewriterepeat.com/2022/01/26/six-bloopers-of-being-a-woman-in-the-cycling-industry/0 -
ThanksMattFalle said:Planet X
Selcof
Winspace
Prime
Chinese blokes
All use exactly the same parts as Hunt but at far less money. Hunts are trendy but average components with a v high price tag and v bad vfm.
Full discussion here:
https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13114684/hunt-wheels/p7
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Yeah.thegreatdivide said:Yeah, it's the autism innit.
The fact that he instigated some of this and his 'fanboys' all piled in says a lot.
https://ridewriterepeat.com/2022/01/26/six-bloopers-of-being-a-woman-in-the-cycling-industry/
But he makes great bottom brackets....1 -
tbh, great bottom brackets or not, its worth not buying them just because he is such a moujee..
The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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