These are some of the most rugged aero road wheels ever made. UK brand Hunt Wheels has a new wheelset called the Race Aero SuperDura, rated for riders weighing up to 130kg. Like ex-pro rugby player Will Johnson, who helped develop them… for riding on the cobbles of northern France.
Johnson had already been riding on Hunt’s 4Season Dura wheels, but wanted something more aero and a little lighter. So he got in touch with the Sussex-based firm and asked them to help design his ideal wheelset.
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So how do these new wheels cope with such extreme demands being placed on them? There’s a spoke count of 28/32, which is higher than many other aero wheelsets on the market. The PSR XTRA spokes are triple-butted to save some weight, and slightly thicker (2.2mm) where they exit the hub to cope with the extra load of a 20-stone rugby player giving it the beans on pavé.
They get lightweight alloy nipples to shave a few grams, which are slightly longer at 14mm to provide extra strength and a long thread connection with the spokes. The nipples also feature square bodies with a hex head (a spoke key is provided with the wheels).
The tubeless-ready rims are made from Niobium T-10 alloy, a proprietary material developed by Hunt’s rim supplier, which uses an advanced heat treatment process to combine low weight with stiffness and durability. The new wheels come 31mm deep and 19mm wide (internal) to create a wider tyre profile that will accommodate tyres up to 45mm wide.
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