220 Triathlon

KIT ZONE

HELEN WEBSTER

220’seditor is also a qualified open-water swimming coach.

MATT BAIRD

Has spent years testing tri kit and accessories for 220 .

KATE MILSOM

220’s editorial assistant and a keen endurance athlete.

JACK SEXTY

A strong age-grouper focusing on top-end gains.

JAMES WITTS

He’s a published author writing about sports science.

ELECTROLYTE DRINKS

HUNT 48 LIMITLESS AERO

“There’s not really anything to dislike about these fast, smooth and affordable race-day wheels”

£1,389 Hunt’s first in-house wheelset promises top aero performance

The 48 Limitless Aero Disc is Hunt’s first wheelset designed in-house, and is boldly proclaimed as the fastest in the world up to, and including, a 50mm depth. Such claims are validated by countless wind-tunnel hours, with Hunt’s 2019 white paper showing the wheelset outperformed competitors at various yaw angles.

Optimised for 28mm tubeless tyres, these wheels have a whopping 34.5mm external width. Hunt’s research demonstrates that it’s aerodynamically beneficial for the rim to exceed the tyre’s width. Internal width is 22.5mm, so even though it’s not recommended by Hunt, it’s safe to use tyres as narrow as 23mm, should you need to.

Our pair came with CeramicSpeed bearings and,

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