Reviews & Press | Hunt Bike Wheels

"The combination of good weight and durability makes them a great option for everything from your short travel trail bike to your enduro bike making them a really versatile option."

Hunt went all-out to lower the weight of its mid-depth wheelset with the Sub50, offering carbon spokes as an option and a redesigned, lighter ratchet freehub. It's retained the wide profile and aero optimisation and you can pick CeramicSpeed bearings if you value the lowest friction."

It feels fast and agile, yet stable in crosswinds, and as lively and entertaining as far more expensive wheels. It can even hold a candle to many more expensive wheelsets in terms of enviable ride quality.

The Hunt Sub50 Limitless Aero Disc Wheelset is an all-round winning recipe now lighter and even faster

How the rim interacts with a tyre is important. A wider rim tends to support tyres to a squatter, wider shape, which can then interact more efficiently with the rim behind it – especially if they line up externally. In the case of the Hunt 50 Carbon Disc that meant a 700 x 28c Continental GP5000 S TR tyres inflated to 29.8mm wide, bringing a smoother interaction between tyre and rim.

“All in, I can’t fault the Sub50s. They are fast, they are light and they also look great... Plus, along with Hunt's other Limitless and Aerodynamicist wheels, the Sub50s are covered by Hunt’s H_Care warranty, which gives the original owner free lifetime crash replacement or repair."

"Hunt's Proven Carbon Race XC wheels are tough and responsive while remaining compliant making for a very pleasant feel through the bike."

"Smooth yet accurate, snappy yet forgiving, we were consistently impressed by this wheelset."

"It is superb that such a critical component can perform as a fit-and-forget item, and even more so when you consider the excellent price point."

"On the trail, they exhibit an incredibly smooth, yet precise feel, offering a good level of smoothness while remaining laterally stiff enough to be hoofed into corners and hold lines consistently when battering through rock gardens and off-camber sections."

 "It is an excellent option to upgrade an original assembly without breaking the bank."

'Buy if...you want a great value cross-country wheelset."