Hunt Bike Wheels (United Kingdom) - HUNT are to launch the 44 & 54 UD Carbon Spoke Disc wheels, utilising the now-proven TaperLock carbon spoke technology, resulting in fully serviceable carbon-spoked wheels that can be trued like any other. With significant increases in lateral responsiveness, they have been engineered to provide a stiffness-to-weight ratio previously unseen on serviceable wheels.
Using an innovative spoke-seating method, the 44 & 54 UD Carbon Spoke Disc wheelset offers carbon spokes that are held purely mechanically, with no bonding required. We call this TaperLock, and it allows for carbon spokes that can be trued and maintained just like a normal steel spoke.
The TaperLock UD Carbon Spokes are incredibly strong, achieving over 450 kgf (kilograms force per spoke) maximum tensile strength, compared to leading steel spokes which conventionally reach around 300 kgf.
For HUNT, aerodynamics and stiffness have to be considered as component parts of a more holistic understanding of performance componentry. That's why we always design with serviceability and usability in mind, because there's no point having a fast wheel you can't use with your favourite tyre, or that you can't easily maintain. For example, we will continue to use hooked rim designs. Whilst a little more expensive to produce, it offers far greater tyre compatibility and freedom of choice to you the rider.
The rim-brake counterparts of these wheels, the 36 UD Carbon Spoke, have been ridden at UCI World Championship level in Harrogate, by Rory Townsend, and tested extensively by the whole Canyon dhb team.
Tech Specs:
- Rims | Aerodynamicist disc-specific rim profiles, designed from the ground up. Toray T700/T800. Unidirectional sidewalls with 3K weave bed and spoke areas. Fully ETRTO-compliant tubeless-ready design. Specific Spoke Reinforcement keeps spoke bed strength high, whilst keeping the weight down in less stressed areas of the rim.
- Tyres | 20mm rim bed optimised for superior aerodynamic performance with a 25-28c tubeless tyre, but also very capable with a 23c. Tubeless-Ready.
- Hubs | TaperLock Sprint straight-pull hubs designed for carbon spokes, with a 15mm diameter 7075-T6 axle. Circular dropout interface steps for added stiffness. 3x treble tooth pawls resulting in just 7.5˚ engagement. Steel spline insert to protect the cassette body.
- Weights | 1398g (44) | 1427g (44/54) | 1456g (54)
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