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3 year guarantee offered – let us know what Hunt come back with.
Every other spoke hole cracking you say – NDS or DS? The other thing I’m thinking, not that I’m any sort of expert, is too much spoke tension on the one side.
It’s all (or the vast majority of) the drive side ones.
My two cents:Definitely worth reaching out to Hunt and seeing what they say – they might offer you a discount on a new wheel, but no harm done if not.
I don’t think it’s likely to be worth rebuilding the wheel – the hubs aren’t anything special, and by the time you’ve costed for labour and new spokes (likely necessary if the ERD isn’t the same) unlikely to be financial viable compared to just buying something new.
My suggestion would be to find a reputable wheel builder and have a chat. Unfortunately whilst I could name several in the UK, I don’t know any in the USA but I’m sure if you search more US-oriented forums you’ll be able to find some recommendations. Whilst it might be possible to ship from the UK, I agree it’s unlikely to be sensible for you. If long term reliability is key, I think handbuilt makes more sense than anything off-the-shelf. And handbuilt wheels tend to use generic, widely stocked components, so when something does eventually break, normally much easier to get fixed.
Thanks. I’ve contacted wheelbuilder.com . Their website has an overwhelming number of choices, but looks to be good value. They’re in California, which is as far as you can get from me in the 48 states, but shipping is less than $20 for an example wheel I put in my cart. I’ll see what they suggest. Fortunately I’m not in a hurry. I’m considering having the frame re-repainted as I picked up a massive chip shipping my bike over (and it’s not a great paint job anyhow.)
Youll probably want some robust spokes and a 32/32h set-up. Cycle Clinic uses Sapim. I’m guessing you overloaded your Hunts. (I’d be 32/36h in 700c.)I’d definitely prefer at least 32, which is what my Jamis touring bike had. I bought it used, and then put over 18000 miles on it before selling it, and the wheels were still fine. I don’t see how I could have overloaded the Hunt rear when my touring load is fairly light and mostly on the front, and I weigh a massive 160 lb / 11 st. 6 lb / 72 kg. Although I’m currently down seven pounds since the tour!
Hunt states they test their wheelsets for over 135 kg / 297 lb per pair on cobbles, “equivalent to riding Paris Roubaix over 5 times with no tarmac sections, only cobbles.”
https://us.huntbikewheels.com/blogs/news/89909574-product-lab-testing-the-rolling-road
Ryde (the old Rigida) rims might be another one to consider. You might benefit from a SON dynohub wheel?The front is already a SON hub, hence why I’m looking for either a rear wheel, or buy rims and rebuild. The dyno hub is what made me buy the Hunt wheelset in the first place, as it seemed like a bargain.
Here’s something off the
Here’s something off the shelf at a very reasonable cost from a company I’ve heard of. Anything wrong with Mavic? It’s fewer spokes than the failed Hunt wheel, though.
https://www.mavic.com/en-us/p/allroad-650b-disc-rr1325?variant=1918
I don’t mind paying for handbuilt, but probably won’t go with a UK supplier as I’m in the middle of the US. I’ve just never bought wheels before (other than the Hunts) and don’t know which “brand I’ve heard of” is actually quality.
- DT Swiss
- Mavic
- Velocity
- HED
- Crank Brothers
- Shimano
- Ritchey
- Zipp
- ENVE
- Fulcrum
For utility use I definitely see why some more upright bikes have the load at front which stays fixed to the head tube / down tube and doesn’t turn with the fork.Yes, a Brompton with the load on the carrier block handles just as twitchily no matter how heavy the load is!
I’ve tried both ways, and
I’ve tried both ways, and prefer a front load to rear if I can do just one. I do have a rear rack for the bike, but I don’t think I’ve toured with it. I had a rear-biased load on my previous touring bike, and didn’t like how it handled. The only time it feels awkward is if you’re trying to lift the fully loaded bike. Also, you just can’t hop up a kerb.
Here’s a pic from the only tour I could find where I had something on the rear of this bike. It’s the same bike, before I had it welded and poorly repainted. This was about 165 miles over two days with one night camping, from Normal, Illinois to downtown Chicago. I also had cooking gear, which I didn’t have on my LEJoG. Not sure how I secured the tent, as I don’t see the Tubus front rack on there.
Here’s a photo of one of the
Here’s a photo of one of the cracks, which I’ve sent to Hunt. Still awaiting a response.
Just thinking – Wick and Penzance must have a potentially problematic number of one way hires…Possibly. The one-way charge was only about £80 on top of the normal charges, which is a lot less than I’ve come across in the US for an equivalent distance. Maybe the LEJoG and JoGLE one-ways somewhat cancel out at each end.
A friend of mine binned his Hunts in similar circumstances, then found out that Hunt would have offered a discount on buying a replacement. Not sure if such offers are a regular service, but he regretted his hasty decision.Yeah, I might do it, but best case I have another wheel that will crack in under 20k miles, right? I suppose there’s some value in knowing they’ll last at least 1000 miles after noticing a bunch of cracks.
Also, is it worth contacting
Also, is it worth contacting Hunt? I’m 18 months past their three year warranty period.
I luckily got an estate car
I luckily got an estate car from Wick, so transporting the bike has been super easy!All boxed up now, I’m staying with my uncle in the London suburbs before flying out on Tuesday.
It’s a wrap, except for a one
It’s a wrap, except for a one mile ride in the morning to collect my rental car.1074 miles in 14 days of riding, for an average of 76.7 miles a day. Two rest days. Some of the weather wasn’t great, but it’s September in Scotland, really there was less bad weather and a lot more sunshine than I expected. And the weather never stopped me, although the north wind did slow me down.
Riding with other Andy for a few days was great, had some good conversations, and suddenly we each had a photographer when needed.
We rode for about an hour today with a young German couple who were doing a good pace, but they’re going to the most northerly point, not John o’Groats. They’ve been cycling all over Britain for about six weeks!
The stretch of A836 from Thurso to Castletown was by far the worst, busiest stretch of road on the whole trip. I would not do that again.
Oh, and the Stagecoach driver just before we got to Wick: you suck, get a different job. You so badly misjudged that pass that you made drivers on the opposite side of the road come to a complete stop to accommodate you. And still passed us too closely.
I’m feeling good, I didn’t really suffer except on about a half dozen climbs (The Lecht!) but a few days of recovery will be nice.
Just had a last dinner together with Andy, he has an early train to catch tomorrow. Enjoying another drink (Glengoyne I bought at the Whisky Castle) back at my room in Wick. Sláinte!
No, I’d probably have
No, I’d probably have remembered that.