Hunt launches 5AM Limitless wheelsets which it says are the fastest its ever made

Hunt has unveiled its latest flagship aero wheelset, the 5AM Limitless Ti_UD Carbon Spoke, pitching it squarely at high-speed road racing, on flat and rolling terrain. At 1212g for the pair and built around a mixed depth, front and rear specific design, the Sussex brand is making a clear play for the very fastest wheels in the market. It already makes wheels which feature heavily in our best selections of course, but they tend to score highest for their strong value.

The headline in this latest launch is the split personality front and rear. We have a 58mm-deep, wider profile rim designed to manage airflow where it’s cleanest and most predictable. At the rear, Hunt pares things back to a 55mm depth with a narrower profile, prioritising weight and drive efficiency in what it describes as a more aerodynamically disturbed environment.

That divergence isn’t new in itself. Just last year Specialized launched new wheelsets that used deeper front than rear profiles, but here Hunt is leaning heavily on the idea that the wheelset is a system, not two identical components.

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The internal width is set at 23mm with a hooked beaded, aligning with the now well established shift toward 28-30mm tyres as the performance sweetspot.