Black Inc has a new halo road wheelset, just in time for a certain very important bike race in July.
The new Black Inc HYPER 62 is a 62mm-deep carbon road race wheelset built around proprietary molded carbon spokes, a bonded hub flange design, hidden threaded spoke tips, and a TexTreme-reinforced rim structure. It now sits at the top of Black Inc’s road lineup, above the SIXTY TWO, 48|58, and 28|33 wheelsets.
So, yes, this is the fancy one.
Black Inc HYPER 62 Wheelset
But the HYPER 62 story is not simply “deeper is faster.” Black Inc is pitching this wheel as a complete system. Rim, spoke, hub, bond, stiffness, aero, structure, and ride feel are all supposed to work together rather than act as separate parts bolted into the same circle.
That sounds like marketing until you get into the build. Then it starts making more sense.
1298g for a 62mm Wheelset
Black Inc lists the HYPER 62 at a target weight of 1298 g for a SRAM XDR wheelset, with a production tolerance of ±5 % depending on resin content, finish, and normal manufacturing variation.
But the more interesting part is how Black Inc gets there. The HYPER 62 combines a deep rim, carbon spokes, hidden spoke hardware, a bonded hub interface, and extra rim-wall support without adding much weight.
That last bit matters more than it sounds.
Deep carbon rims can use very thin sidewalls. If those walls are not well supported, they can flex inward and outward under tire installation, impacts, or riding loads. Black Inc refers to that failure mode as oil-canning; basically, the rim wall flexes, internal damage occurs, and then the wall can pop back into shape as if nothing happened. Wild, right!?
To address that, Black Inc uses a refined carbon layup with a TexTreme outer layer to improve wall stiffness and resistance to oil canning while keeping weight low. In simple terms, the rim is designed to stay light without becoming overly delicate, whereas deep rims can be more vulnerable.
The Carbon Spokes Are the Main Event
Carbon spokes are becoming more common on high-end road wheels, and it feels like every brand has a carbon spoke offering. But carbon spokes aren’t new territory for Black Inc, however, ones that are bonded to the hub are.
The HYPER 62 uses a proprietary molded carbon spoke system developed in-house. That gave Black Inc control over the spoke shape, layup, stiffness, strength, and ride feel rather than buying an existing carbon spoke and designing around it.
That’s the key tech story here.
Spokes do more than hold the rim to the hub. They influence how a wheel accelerates, how it tracks under load, how it responds when you sprint, and how harsh or composed it feels on real roads. With molded carbon spokes, Black Inc can tune more of that behavior directly.
The development started as an R&D project around carbon spoke construction. Early prototypes were built around 48mm wheels before the design evolved into the deeper 62mm HYPER platform. Those early wheels were very light and very stiff, which is promising, but also the kind of thing that can go sideways quickly if the ride feel is too sharp, or the structure is too narrowly focused.
Black Inc says the Bugatti project helped accelerate the work and pushed the spoke concept toward production.
That is a very Black Inc/Factor sentence. “The Bugatti project helped move our carbon spoke wheel forward.” Normal bike industry stuff. Very relatable.
Bonded Hub Flanges
The HYPER 62 also uses a bonded hub flange architecture. Instead of relying only on a traditional mechanical spoke-to-hub interface, Black Inc bonds the carbon spoke system into the hub structure.
The hub shell is anodized first, then laser-etched in the bond area right before assembly. That creates a clean, controlled surface for bonding and helps the carbon spoke and hub work together as one structure.
This is not the detail anyone brags about at the coffee stop, but it is the kind of detail that decides whether the whole system works.
If the spoke-to-hub interface is inconsistent, weak, or overly complicated, then the rest of the wheel is just expensive carbon optimism. The goal here is better load distribution, improved stiffness, and a more direct ride feel without adding unnecessary material.
In plain speak: the wheel should feel sharper under power because the hub, spoke, and rim are not fighting each other.
Hidden Threaded Tips Clean Up the Rim
The HYPER 62 also hides the threaded spoke tips at the rim.
This sounds like a small detail because, well, it is. But on a 62mm-deep race wheel, the spoke-to-rim junction is one of the little messy spots where airflow gets disturbed. Black Inc developed molded rim pockets and a hidden-threaded-tip solution to clean up that transition.
Instead of exposed nipples sitting out in the wind, the spoke interface is tucked away into the rim. The idea is cleaner airflow around the rim-and-spoke junction, especially at higher yaw angles, when crosswinds start to matter.
Black Inc says the HYPER 62 maintains similar low-yaw performance to its existing SIXTY TWO wheel while improving higher-yaw behavior thanks to the hidden-tip design and an updated front hub architecture.
Wide, Mini-Hooked, and Built for Modern Road Tires
The HYPER 62 rim is 62mm deep with a 23mm internal width. External width is listed at 28.7mm at the rim hook and 31.55mm at the widest point.
Black Inc calls the bead design a mini-hook, and the wheelset is tubeless compatible. Recommended tire widths are 28mm or 30mm, which are right in line with where modern road racing has gone.
Maximum pressure is listed at 72 psi tubeless or 90 psi with tubes.
Spoke count is race-focused and minimal: 16 spokes up front and 20 spokes in the rear. The hub shell is made of 6061 aluminum alloy, while the hub shaft is made of 7075 aluminum alloy. Bearings are Black Inc Ceramic.
Freehub options include SRAM XDR, Shimano HG, and Campagnolo N3W. Rotor interface is Center Lock, and the system weight limit is 100kg / 220lb.
Black Inc HYPER 62 – Pricing and Availability
The Black Inc HYPER 62 launches globally through authorized Black Inc retailers and distributors.
Pricing is:
- USA: $3,899 USD ex VAT
- EU: €4,599 including VAT
- EU: €3,699 ex VAT