Firstly, we hope you and your family and friends are healthy and managing the changes seen this week with as little disruption as possible.

In the space of a few short weeks, the coronavirus outbreak has become a major impact on all our lives and we wanted to take a moment to reach out and say “Hi” and let you know as always we’re here to serve riders, help you and to update you that we’re running as normal here at HUNT.

We’re certain you’ve been receiving many emails regarding this situation, so will keep this brief and answer some questions you may have, let’s start with the most basic…

While continuations of protectionary Stay-At-Home measures are still shaping our day to day lives, we hope everyone is staying safe and abiding by their respective government's rules. While our thoughts are with those who have been and will be affected by this virus, we are hoping to spread a little motivation for those of us who need it. What follows below is the experience of our very own USA Brand Manager, Ken... 

Time for another pro bike check! This time, it's Gosse's 2020 gravel racer.

The plan WAS, for Gosse to hit up some gravel events this season. He was coming with us over to Dirty Kanza, as well as returning to the Dirty Reiver and hit up some lesser known events in Scandinavia. 

Alas, we'll sit & hold tight for now, and be sure to take you along for the ride with us when we're able to ride & race some of these events again. Until then, who better to talk you through his new bike than the man himself?

For most of us the world has changed in the past few weeks and lockdowns have been enforced in many countries across the globe. Some of us are still able to ride and others can’t yet go any distance from home. When riding resumes it's likely that it will only be possible in your local area so you need to be able to make the most of what's on your door step.

So what better time to make the most of your time in lockdown than planning local routes or exploring your local tracks and trails?

In October 2019 a super typhoon was closing in on Japan. Hagibis. Japan was ready: airports got closed, Shinkansens were put on hold, two rugby world cup games got canceled and everyone was getting prepared to spend a weekend inside.

Everyone except for 49 people who traveled to Kagoshima to go on a bike ride.

Here we have Alessandro lovely XC hardtail. The bike has been set up with a full Shimano XT 12sp groupset, Shimano XTR pedals, Hunt XC Race Wide wheelset, Vittoria Barzo TLR 2.25 on the front, Vittoria Mezcal TLR 2.1 in the back. Wolftooth Silicon Grips and a Prologo Scratch X8 saddle.