Journal | Hunt Bike Wheels

OpenDev rider Rob put in a huge epic over the Roubaix weekend. Heading out with his bunch of ColVelo Collective riding buddies from Colchester, the dozen or so guys put in a huge 266km day. With a moving time of over 10hours, we think it might be safe to say that a few cafe stops (or beers) were had on the way. 

Every now and then we're caught off-guard by something that really catches our eye & we really like. More and more often, these small little features are aboard gravel bikes. How these bikes are progressing in terms of design, really makes us happy to see that gravel is really becoming a thing of its own and not a scaled up 'cross bike or a XC MTB with drop bars.

Ollie is taking the Cassette for a spin. After setting the impossible task of putting together five tracks, he has given us five songs with a theme - all-out tunes for all-out efforts!

What do you get when you combine an obsession with #aerogains; a love for power meters; the ability to talk all day about Mario Cipollini; and the in-house Hunt rouleur? Yep, this week’s On the Drops is with the On Road/CX Brand Manager Ollie Gray.

It is not often you get to meet some of the best rider’s the UK has to offer… and it’s even better when you get to ride with the entire Canyon Eisberg squad. Last week the HUNT team was lucky enough to do just that, and head out into the Hampshire and West Sussex countryside for a 115km jaunt. We would be kidding ourselves if we were to say that there was no wheel-sucking! Regardless, the HUNT team proved strong to launch multiple attacks… off the back…

The second instalment of Reader’s Ramble comes from rider Andy White, husband of our very own Sarah White! Keeping it local to the Sussex/Surrey area, Andy has a 120km route perfect for your Saturday bunch ride. It’s a little challenging, but very much doable and with lots of café/pub stops on route – perfect if you ask us!

Adam has been a longtime follower of the Hunt story. As a mate of Dan Clark’s (Technical and Dispatch), Adam is frequently out exploring on this super versatile machine. As one to frequent the Lakes District or laps around Surrey/Sussex bridlepaths here in Hunt’s backyard, Adam has built this bike up with the ability for it to go the distance with minimal fuss.

Adventure rider, Josh Ibbett, has now returned to the UK with us extending out a big warm 'welcome back to the team’! We can’t believe that it has taken so long for us to catch Josh for the dreaded On The Drops! probably because he has been on some col in the Pyrenees or in a Mexican desert…

Josh Ibbett TCR #3 Winner | 4239km 9days 23hours | Wheels: 4Season Disc

We put Josh to work and asked him to devise the very first Hunt Bike Wheels Selectometer for wheels you would take on races like the TCR, Indy Pac, Trans-Atlantic Way or Race Across America.

Kicking off this first instalment is a ride everyone at TheRiderFirm has done. Created by Road and CX Brand manager Ollie, World Famous includes nearly 80km of Sussex/Surrey lanes and roads we love to head out on come the weekend. And if you’re interested in the name... click here...

The road season for Canyon Eisberg has truly taken off, after taking on a double-header this weekend just gone. Seven riders took on both The Netherlands' biggest single-day race, the Ronde Van Drenthe, and the Rabobank Dorpenomloop Rucphen.