Any gravel wheelsets to look at OTHER than Hunt?
04-26-20, 01:38 PM
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The Hunt wheels look cool and are priced super low, but I'm a little nervous about the tariff thing and international shipping right now might be significantly delayed due to COVID-19. If you're worried about this, you can build a set of custom wheels on ProWheelBuilder.com with DT Swiss 350 hubs for less than $500.
They sell Kinlin rims and Bitex hubs, which Hunt uses/used to use. PWB has some DT Swiss rims that are a little cheaper, which might let you play around with a lighter spoke to keep the weight down while still staying in budget.
You could also look at Boyd Altamont rims. They're a little more money from Boyd's website, but you can build up a sub 1500g set on PWB with Bitex hubs an Sapium Race spokes ffor under $500. Your LBS can probably build a set that is price competitive with PWB. It's worth checking if you want to go the custom route.
They sell Kinlin rims and Bitex hubs, which Hunt uses/used to use. PWB has some DT Swiss rims that are a little cheaper, which might let you play around with a lighter spoke to keep the weight down while still staying in budget.
You could also look at Boyd Altamont rims. They're a little more money from Boyd's website, but you can build up a sub 1500g set on PWB with Bitex hubs an Sapium Race spokes ffor under $500. Your LBS can probably build a set that is price competitive with PWB. It's worth checking if you want to go the custom route.
04-26-20, 05:23 PM
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Your best bet is to get them at your LBS, It will be the same price as online now that Shimano is enforcing pricing policies. A lot of local shops started to stock up in Feb and Mar for the summer season. shimano charges a lot for shifters and derailleurs because of limited competition but they had tpo price theri wheels very low because they had to sell hem against a lot of pretty well established companies already accepted in the market.
