Hunt All-Mountain Carbon H_Impact wheelset review
A competitively-priced carbon combo
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Hunt’s first carbon mountain bike wheelset, the Hunt All-Mountain Carbon H_Impact, is one of the cheapest composite options out there.
My 29er set with a SRAM XD freehub plus tape and valves weighs 1,936g – roughly the same weight as similarly-priced alloy wheels. Formula’s Linea 3s, for example, cost £780 and weigh 1,870g in the same configuration.
With 28mm rims (internal, measured), they’re fractionally narrower than most trail/enduro wheelsets these days (where 30mm has become the standard), but you’d be hard-pressed to notice the difference on the trail.
There are 28 spokes up front and 32 out back. The front rim is also lighter than the rear because the latter needs more strength.
You get quick 3-degree engagement from the freehub and a moderately loud coasting whir.
Despite the lightly-built front wheel (833g), I didn’t notice any increased compliance and/or reduced hand-pain over rocky trails compared to competitor wheels, but the H_Impacts remain quiet in the rough and have stood up to heavy use well.
After three months of testing, I’ve had no issues. The rims are true and damage-free, the spokes evenly tensioned and the hubs haven’t missed a beat.
The tubeless tape was slightly leaky at first and has started to pull away after about 10 tyre swaps, but that’s easy enough to fix and no real concern.
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Product Specifications
Product
| Price | AUD $1611.00EUR €929.00GBP £789.00USD $1051.00 |
| Weight | 1,936g (29in) – as tested with freehub plus tape and valves |
| Brand | Hunt bike wheels |
Features
| Brake type | Disc |
| Freehub | SRAM XD |
| Hubs | Forged and CNC’d 6061-T6 heat treated aluminium alloy Hub body |
| Rim internal width | 28mm |
| Rim material | Carbon |
| Spoke count | 24 front, 32 rear |
| Spokes | Triple Butted |
| Tubeless compatibility | Tubeless compatible |
| Wheel size | 27.5in/650b and 29in/700c |
Authors
Seb's been riding and racing mountain bikes for half his life. Since getting hooked on mountain bikes aged thirteen riding a tiny 24Seven Crosser, he's raced downhill, enduro and cross country, and while no athlete, still enters the occasional race. Seb studied experimental physics at university, and he's now happily using (wasting) his degree experimenting with different bike setups, trying to work out what works best and why. You'll often find him riding the same track ten times in a day, changing just one thing to pin down the differences. Seb's much happier back-to-back testing suspension on a wet Welsh hillside than riding the latest five-figure bikes on some sunny press trip - although he quite likes that too!
