Pass Hunter

Fun Bike, Great Value

I haven't ridden my Pass Hunter much yet, but built it up with road components (105), and some nice carbon wheels I built. I have a few bikes so have planned to sell the Pass Hunter, but you never know. I might just keep it. It came in at 22 pounds, which was impressive. Definitely a quality frameset. Beautiful paint job.

Beautiful little bike

I've had my Pass Hunter since Nov 2023 and had the chance to finally ride it in late December. This frame truly meets my expectations for an "all-road" or gravel bike! When used with the 650x42 Panaracer GK Slicks, I don't feel slowed down on the asphalt but feel very comfortable on rough terrains. It also smooths out rough asphalt roads like it's nothing. Unfortunately, I do think the tire clearance is a bit of a pinch point. 650x47 is a great size for lots of riding, but with fenders you can only run 650x42, of which there are far less tire options. If you're like me and know you'll be mostly riding pavement and relatively tame gravel, it's not an issue, just be aware of that when planning your build. Also, the rack mounts on the seat stays are a bit odd. I guess there was supposed to be a rack that goes with this bike, but that never materialized. However I did have the chance to repurpose the braze-on to mount a rear light, so it's all well and good! Besides, the front fork with its generous braze-ons more than makes up for that. All in all, a great and unique frame that feels speedy and confident, descends like a mothertrucker, and smooths out bumpy stuff when you need it to. 5/5!

I Love It

The Pass Hunter is a great N=1 all-road bike. My initial build weighs in at 25lbs with pedals... a bit heavier than initially expected. Nevertheless, set up with 700x32 road wheels/tires it accelerates quickly and with a 42/26 crankset it climbs surprisingly well on our steep western NC roads. However, I can see a carbon fork upgrade and in my future as well as an alternate 650b wheelset with wider tires for riding chunkier gravel. My only (small) criticism would be that I wish that running the brake cable was similar to the Polyvalent where the cable exits on the top side of the down tube rather than on the bottom side to avoid the rear brake cable housing interacting with the front shifting cable as it runs under the bottom bracket shell. However, so far this has not caused any front shifting issues and is more cosmetic than functional.