Problems and solutions 

Bin the Hunts and get a local bike shop to build you a nice pair of hand built wheels. 23-25 internal width rims, 32-36 spoke, use 32c tyres. I know several people who have pulled spokes through Hunt rims. Yes, the aftersales is great, because it has to be…..

What a positive outlook for all the problems. I'm glad everything is working out well for you.

Leonard nice video once again, thanks. I have had the same problem on the original rear wheel, and replacement on my Kalkhof ebike that I ride here in Spain. Latest wheel is a stronger rim. I do a lot of trail riding, am also on the heavy side! Now coming up for 26000 km on this bike! Also have a pristine Cannondale CAAD5 road bike that I use sometimes, but at 76, with one metal knee I have to be careful on a normal bike. Thanks again. Roger Bourne

Amazing Leonard. Small wins ,big pleasure.Essential to keep moving.

Nice vlog Leonard. It’s nice to catch up with .

Good video Leonard. Looking very well. Hunt don't have the best reputation but glad you got it sorted.

Exactly the same problem I had with my Hunts after 4 months without a broken spoke, cracks around two holes. I was within their weight limit and Hunt supplied a replacement rim and covered the cost of using a local wheelbuilder. I switched wheels immediately to DT which are still running straight and true three years later 🤷‍♂️

Glad you got a good outcome 😊😊 keep at the endurance rides 😊

Nice video - the Robin Hook Inn looks like it would be a nice place to stop! I like that you rode your Cannonade, those are always fun!

Nice Vid. I bought some Hunt wheels on special a few years back and they shipped them to Australia - the import duty was a sting in the tail. After a couple of months one of the spokes completly broke. I contacted Hunt and they told me to get the wheel fixed locally and send them the invoice and they would reimburse me. All done, all good, and I have not had any other problems. Love my Hunt wheels.

As for wheels I've been eyeing Cycle Clinic for my new wheels but haven't pushed button because of international shipping and taxes. Kinlin rims with decent hubs in my book is a dependable workhorse. Or, as others say, local wheelbuilder.

Yep, don't want to be riding on wheels with splits in the aluminum. Happened to me with some Bontrager wheels. Probably not safe. And even if you do try to ride on them, you just get worried and stressed.

Hey spring is around the corner with warmer days so we have that to look forward to.Good luck with your wheels

Thanks Leonard, that was great! This video had a real "The Hero's Journey" narrative feel about it - The call to adventure, meets adversity, overcomes the obstacles and finally returns a wiser man.

Bummer of a week sir. Glad things worked out and you got a ride in so Id say win-win. Glad to see that Hunt has great customer support and service.

brother, I totally understand your shower issue - I don't even remember when was the last time I used a bath instead of a shower ;-) But - believe me or not - because of you I am OPENING THE SEASONS 2024 today ;-)

A lot of hunt wheels went through a stage of the spokes pulling through. Good luck for next week Len

had exactly the same issue with a set of hunts... spokes came loose, wheel re-trued and rim started to crack arou d the spokes. Hunt replaced rim and rebuilt wheel without question. Eve. Supplied a new fro t rim so the wheels would match (New rear rim was a different profile/depth). Great customer service, but has to be to make up for questionable product quality.

Here's another problem and solution for you having to do with wheels. Ultimately I had four snapped spokes in nine months on one wheel on the State road bike. All rear, none on the front. Paid for repairs three times, had the fourth break happen last Friday. Had to unlatch my brakes just to be able to ride it back with the wobble. My bike repairman talked about getting a hold of the company in Phoenix and seeing about a replacement wheel and that something was off with it. Apparently some of their wheels were "over-tensioned". So I got the new wheel back today, no added cost, nor for the change over, and it's back on the bike. Happy days.

Yep. I'm 6'6" and 290 lbs. I break standard wheels in a matter of weeks. I now only get Velocity Chukker wheels. They have been bomb proof for 20K miles.

Leonard, do not ride with 60 psi. You are guaranteed a pinch flat/snake bite. Your first 90 degree pot hole will be a disaster. I ride at 100 psi, 64 kilos and got a snake bite on such a event. My friend was ordered to use 60 psi with her fancy new bike and hit a rough railway crossing and both tires punctured. BTW a hot bath is therapeutic after cold ride.

You could try to gently clean contacts on memory card. Same "No card" thing happened to my camera I haven't used for a long time and cleaning helped.

nice vlog Leonard - one of those weeks :) it happens in 3s mate, hopfeully it's all sorted by now - the begining of the vlog I felt like saying that you needed a powder monkey ride to sort things out! however, seeing you out on the Cannondale out to Chi looked like it started to all come good! - like another commenter said, give Chris @ Refreshcycles a msg about the wheels - he's a good chap, sorted out my airliners on my trail Hunts - hopefully I don't have issues with them in the long run but good to hear their customer service is good.

Hi Leonard, been through all that with wheel. Us larger lads still like to get out there and enjoy the roads or off roads. Myself am a larger than life Beast 6ft 1 and 260lbs I ended up getting a set of wheels made up for me with 32 and 36 spokes, yes the wheel are slightly heavier but the local bike shop are a life time guarantee, yes you do get the odd loose spoke but that gets sorted Asap. AND this is the best part the COST, a Set of wheels for under £400. I have 3 sets of these for the different bikes a own. Manufacturers will always pull the excuse of rider too heavy or pressure too high, if I ran my tyres at 60psi I would be riding on the rims, hope you get if sorted.

Very happy for you. Things do turn out. I just got a Cannondale for free but needs much work. I think it's a 2012 X-Scarm 7. Wish me luck

Great Vlog Leonard. I watched that with my morning Cuppa.

Good to hear Hunt is making good on their warranty. I can't identify directly with the heavier rider challenge because I'm 6' 177lbs heading back down to 165. The ultimate camera solution is easy but not cheap -- get a Canon. Ha ha.

Started riding @ 172kg/27st in 2021, 12,000 miles later (-57kg/8.5st) I have broken 14 wheels, obliterated dozens of tyres (sidewall failure) snapped 15 saddles (inc 2 Brooks), destroyed 9 seatposts, bent endless pedals, cranks and chainrings, snapped chains, liquified hub gears and even bent frames, all on “quality” bikes. I now ride wide-range, hub-gear, high-bar, heavy duty Dutch bikes; bombproof, rustproof, weatherproof, daily comfortable for miles without sore wrists-and the straight back lets you breathe fully-anyone with a proper belly suffers on drop bars. I can go (reliably) all day and also surprise the hell out of carbon riders when I’m in attack mode! Heavy riders are not catered for in bikes or clothing; a subject that badly needs a separate video please Leonard; there are solutions!

I'm 115kg and ride a hand built 631 steel frame (Dave Yates) with OEM Rohloff 36 spoke hub. Original rear wheel snapped spokes regularly due to being wrongly built 3x on narrow, flimsy rims, so I rebuilt the wheels to Rohloff spec 2x French pattern with Sapim race spokes onto ML21double eyelet rims (Spa Cycles) and have had no problems since. Big lads need strong wheels - it's simple physics. There are no magic 28 spoke lightweight rims that will last the distance with a heavy rider. 100kg+ needs a 36 spoke rear in the real world of crap pot holed road surfaces, especially if carrying luggage.

Great news with your issues but sorted with a bonus ride so well done 👌🎥🚴‍♂️

I started riding a State All Road steel bike last year. Have 2200 miles on it now and still like it better than my 6 pound lighter Cannondale Synapse. But it is a touch slower. And I also had my longest ride of the year 2 days ago. 30 miles. Enjoyed this video! Take care!

Didn't want to tempt fate but I was the guy remarking on your last video about big lads breaking more parts. And yes, spokes erupting from the rim had just happened to me...

I ride through that Ford the other night on my mtb. It cleaned my shoes lovely! Got soaking wet feet but at that point I was drenched anyway. Try Chris Scullard at Refresh cycles, cycle repairs for a price for your wheel. I think it's about £35-40 for a wheel rebuild and he'll come and collect it if you need. Glad you've sorted your other issues.

Bloody hell Leonard, that's a week you won't forget - can't believe Hunt said rider weight, bit of a cop-out for me that, that is down to over tight spokes in my book I ride 90psi used to ride 120 Hunt have gone down imo now maybe I'm wrong but still..✌️tho on the bright side, you got fit out of the ride, on another level 👍

I have a trekking bike with Ryde Andra 30 rims, they are very sturdy and take an axle load of up to 120kg. I believe the Andra 20 version can also be used with gravel or road bikes, it even takes up to 150kg per axle. They weigh over 700g though and I have no idea if they're fast, I don't really care about speed 🙂

HUNT are very good when when it comes to warranty I'll give them that, but my Mason X 650b rear had the exact same thing happen and I weigh 55kg. I went with the new rim option and took both wheels it to my LBS (at their request) the mechanic whipped out his tension gauge and wasn't impressed by what he saw.

Leonard I seen a video recently on Madpec cycles of a customer who had the same wheel set wit the same problem. Might be worth connoting them to chat to them about it. There is a uk based wheel builder called Strada Hand Built Wheels who make great quality wheels, I had a pair of them 3 years ago when I was weighing 130kg and there running true as the day I bought them and had zero broken spokes either. I have had the pressure set on 28s at 80 psi. Hopefully they resolve your wheel problem for you at Hunt

Great vid, I noticed your riding Schwalbe Marathon plus Tyers on your other bike. I have just switched to those too. I am in two minds if fixing a puncture on the side of the cold freezing road side sounds more appealing than riding these heavy but puncture proof tyers🤣

Hunt Wheels are not good for heavier guys like us. Had them on a Colnago and way too flexy..

Have you ever considered getting some heavier duty more durable wheels perhaps designed for gravel, or does hunt make a wheel for heavier riders? That might be a better long term solution rather than having your wheels blow out on you. Clearly riding on damaged wheels like those could be dangerous or even deadly on a high speed descent. Just something to consider.

Definitely buy a lottery ticket as you're obviously due some serious good luck!

Getting in my first tire swap out on the State road bike today at least for the first one which is now on the front. I had stock CST tires on and they've been good enough, but now I'm replacing with the Fincci (English) brand for 700x28Cs which I had two of on the Marin in the 35C size. It's been a pretty good and fast tire on that one, so I expect good things from these. I'm not sure exactly of the weight comparison to the CSTs but I'm fairly sure the puncture resistance is better. On the Marin I had the unfortunate experience over the winter of running over a jar of sauce that someone left on this portion of sidewalk by a Walmart. It broke into bits but both tires were OK afterwards. It's really hard to beat that for an endorsement. So I suppose that relates to problems and solutions with tires instead of wheels.

All my bicycles bar 1 have schwalbe marathon plus tyres. Although they are heavy I find the rolling resistance lower than a lot of tyres and cycle easily with them

I looked at Hunt wheels, read tons of reviews and found this to be a common problem. I've suffered the same issue on another set of wheels and didn't want the hassle again. Needless to say, I didn't buy the Hunts. However, I've heard and read that they have a fantastic customer service team and nearly all the cracked wheels had been replaced under warranty.

Ouch to the problems at the start at least you got out lol tbh I am trying to motivate my self but little voice in my head is talking me out of it moving to Hastings in June I kinda need to get some fitness in still time I am thinking 🤦‍♀️🥺

A few years ago I had the stove break down at the same time as having a computer problem happening. Made the mistake of not cutting the power feed to the stove before I started inspecting and unscrewing things. It blew up on me exactly like the navigation or helm stations did sometimes on "Star Trek" with a big blast of smoke! But I was just happy I didn't electrocute myself because it happened when my hands were down there inside. As for bikes, I had two spokes break on me on the same rear wheel for the State in the last six months. The first I figured was from a rut I hit. But the second I couldn't figure out at all. As much as I'm prone to jumping curbs at speed as the need arises, I really do try to avoid that now on the State over the pesky wheels. Different rules for the Marin hybrid. Fact is when the State is down over something like that I really miss it. It's become a big part of what I'm doing on bikes with it being a heavy factor in my athletics and what I expect from them.

When it rains it pours Leonard. They say it comes in threes. Pity you can't swap out the heater shower unit yourself its quite simple if you have the tools. If you're not electrical and plumbing savvy best left to a plumber. Never liked those things tbh glad I've got a power shower. Kudos to hunt for coming to the party and fixing your wheel issue. That's a benefit of buying within your country

Glad the shower and camera are sorted. A good set of hand built wheels by a competent wheel builder I can thoroughly recommend. Box shifters with fancy websites I cannot.

Hi Leonardo, yes they say sh1t happens in 3s! I'm having universal bluetoothery issues at the moment. Fulgaz isn't picking up my devices, and, as of yesterday, my Garmin isn't picking up my sensors. Zilch. So tommorrow, whether I ride indoors or out, there's a fair chance that there'll be big gaps in my numbers....

I have two used carbon bikes 2011 and 2019). Both have two sets of wheels.

Flippin love bath's

Ouch various tech fails! Good luck getting a replacement wheel.

Bad news always comes in threes, right? God only knows this 'old wives tale' seems true in my life, at least! You're not being tight fisted Leonard. Government / local councils get too much of our money as it stands and in return basic public services get worse, so I am like you in that I am not prepared to pay shed load for parking as one example, along with 20 mph speed limits, which are now shown to create more town centre congestion than ever, especially when bus/taxi lanes have been implemented, so riding in that empty lane is convenient for us cyclists, but a pain in the proverbial for drivers. Hunt are right, 60 psi at this time of year is appropriate. I run all my tyres at around 60 in winter, because the lower pressure is more comfortable and provides better grip in colder weather on more slippery and unpredictable road surfaces.

Evening Leonard, Obviously I do not Know how much you weigh but I agree with you that 60psi sounds much to low, I'am sure you are aware that there are a couple of Webb sites out there that give a good indication of Tyre pressure based on body and bike weight, type of ride, size of wheel and whether you want to ride slow or fast, 60 much to low in my opinion.

Would not get same rim and expect a better result. try something a bit more robust.

Where is Hunt located? Is it feasible to do a video of the repair and the general area?

Hi great video can i ask what cycling shorts/tights you year please I'm quite a big guy 25 stone and am struggling to find shorts/tights bibs or normal thanks

Things happen in threes! Things should be better now!

Good customer service by Hunts reps

Tomorrow I'll cycle to pick up a model railway spare part :-) And thank you for reminding me that I should take a bath. I enjoy that but it's quite a while sinve the last one :-o What was broken at your camera?

would be interesting to know what they advise

You were lucky with those Hunt wheels. I had a set fail after 2.5 years. All the nipples corroded and the rim split in multiple places. Out of warranty unfortunately 😕. I'm now riding some lovely Hope Hoops.

Bad luck comes in 3’s that should be your lot now 😂.

Hi Leonard, What model is the Cannondale please?

Speaking of longest ride, do you know what your cycling Eddington number is? (Max of N, where N is the number of times you've cycled N miles) Its a fun but challenging one to try and improve.

I've had less than satisfactory experience with Hunt. I bought a nice set and the nipple for one of the rear spokes split open on my first ride. Hunt wanted to replace the wheel, but because of the nature and timing of the failure I wanted a refund. They were not real helpful with my request and I had to push them a bit to make them agree to my request. Also, it seems suspicious to me that they claim your weight and your tire pressure are the culprits. 90psi is quite normal, and for someone who is heavier, 90 is probably appropriate. Your experience with Hunt, even though you seem satisfied with them, just doesn't seem so good to me. They do make a very good and very popular product though, and their prices are great.

no way you can run those tyres at 60psi Leonard, I am 67kgs and run my tyres at 80psi below that the back tyre is bouncing on the road

Hold up..the issue with the tires were "riders weight" , meaning they're not covered under the manufactures warranty. So if you need to pay out of your pocket to get them" fixed", why do it at all? They're just gonna break again right? Why not buy stronger wheels for your weight ? 🤔 Second , how do you have palm trees in your yard in the beginning of January ?

I'm just curious, how tall are you and what size is that cannondale ? is that the synapse ?

It takes an ENGINEER to fix a shower now!? That’s almost as bad as all the throwaway new bike tech. You need some beefier wheels to ride gravel, though I don’t remember a lot of gravel riding when I lived in Britain. Here in America, there are tons of poorly maintained 3” gravel roads all over the place, but honestly the streets in town are so badly surfaced and full of potholes you might as well be riding on gravel. My heart goes out to those riding extra-stiff, extra-spendy, everything carbon machines.

Hi, I think we may have passed each other near Emsworth/Staunton recently. Can you recommend a good local wheel builder/truer? Thanks

Glad to know all three problems have solutions. Didn’t you at one stage have custom made wheels?

Hunt wheels are no good for heavier riders. I am 23stone and ride Pacenti wheels on a Trek Domane bomb proof.

4:43 a longing look?

Hello! Sorry that you have several accidents at once. But you take it with stoic English calm. Here in Norway, we are more concerned about whether we have enough woolen clothes and that the snow shovel is not broken. But I was in Malaga for a week for defrosting and got to see a lot of happy cyclists. Just look unfortunately. But next time......

Sounds like you have had an epidemic of Gremlins, pesky little things.🤣🤣🤣🤣

Isn't it time you built your own wheels? No more moaning about what others have created! 36 Spokes, heavy rims, 34mm Vittoria Corsa NEXT tires with 60lbs pressure. Yes it is the weight. Priced the bare rear wheel components with Shimano 105 disk 36 spoke 140mm 12mm through axle disk hubs, or Deore MTB equivalent, DT Swiss spokes, Velocity Cliffhanger offset 2.5mm rims at $200 US approx. That'd build a solid wheel. The Vittorias are expensive, and puncture lots, but seemingly take no casing or tread damage. They really take the impact out of rough roads! Decades ago you did maintenence videos.

Uhoh. 60 psi?!? That would only work for me if I was using car tyres (🤣). I weight 90+ kg. "Well only the strong faces adversities", a wise man once said.

60PSI with all those British pot holes. 😱

Someone your size should only ride custom handbuilt wheels and nothing lightweight because they'll just leave you stranded.

Let me guess....its pay day and annual bonus day. These things always align with financial disasters 😂😂😂

It only goes to show that you are using stuff. 😊

You should team up with Greg Doucette and go on a weight loss journey. It could make compelling content for both your channels and be educational for many many people at the same time.