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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Various shots of Hunt 5am Limitless wheels

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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.

Enve 4.5 pro, when tested in the wind tunnel with 30mm tyres fitted, and marginally ahead of both the Roval Rapide Sprint and Scope Artech 6 under the same conditions. More notably, it claims larger gains in outdoor testing – up to 8.5 watts over the Zipp 404 Firecrest and 5.9 watts over the Scope Artech 6 – attributed in part to reduced drag from the spokes.

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As ever with cross-brand comparisons, context is key. Differences in test protocol, tyre choice, and environmental setup can all influence results, and while Hunt says a full white paper is available, those figures should be viewed as indicative rather than definitive. Whereas independent validation remains the gold standard, the inclusion of wind tunnel data, and real world testing data is commendable.

At 1212g, the claimed weight is competitive for a wheelset of this depth, particularly with a 23mm internal wheel rim and a hook.

Whilst Hunt has long competed on value, this is a really confident statement about where it thinks its place in the market is now, and it’s clearly gunning – somewhat credibly if it’s detailed claims can be verified – for a commanding place amongst the very best performance wheels on the market these days.

We will call a set in for testing and report back as soon as we can.

The wheelsets start from £1999.