what wheelset do you ride?
04-06-09, 04:12 PM
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Yes, I suppose wheels like that would flex laterally. Why would you want to ride them?
Are you claiming you can feel radial flexing, too?
Are you claiming you can feel radial flexing, too?
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04-06-09, 04:17 PM
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I have no idea what causes the flexing, but you can feel it, especially out of the seat hammering.
And no , as for radial, other than a straight spoke I have no idea what the benefit might be.
And no , as for radial, other than a straight spoke I have no idea what the benefit might be.
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My question is not whether you can feel flexing in a wheel that is radially laced. I'm asking if you can feel flexing in a wheel, laced in any way, along the radius.
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04-06-09, 04:25 PM
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I'm terrified at the thought of a radially laced rear wheel. Any torque on the spokes is pulling it off it's optimal position, it sounds sketchy.
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I bought a generic fixed gear bike in October. I posted pictures of it last week here. The hubs and spokes are generic. The rims are -- uh -- Arriv? Is that a rim brand? The tires were too heavy, so I swapped them. The rims are heavy, too, but I'll keep them for now. This is a pretty nice bike, especially for the price.
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04-06-09, 04:47 PM
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just bought a new wheelset (mavic cxp30's). but probably gonna run suzue basic with mavic ma2 box rim in the back with newly purchased miche track with mavic cxp30 front.
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This is not what people are talking about when they talk about stiffness, I'm not sure how you came to be asking such a question.
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posted pics of the wheels mounted on my bike in the show your bike thread.
front: velocity aerohead to low flange formula (iro hub in the bargain basement). DT 15g straight gauge 3x laced with 2 twists at 3rd crossing
rear: also aerohead/iro bargain basement low flange (20 bucks for cartridge bearing hub is great imo) with dt double butted 15g spokes 3x (no twists, didn't want to mess too much with the rear wheel)
front: velocity aerohead to low flange formula (iro hub in the bargain basement). DT 15g straight gauge 3x laced with 2 twists at 3rd crossing
rear: also aerohead/iro bargain basement low flange (20 bucks for cartridge bearing hub is great imo) with dt double butted 15g spokes 3x (no twists, didn't want to mess too much with the rear wheel)
04-28-09, 08:29 PM
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I build my own wheels. Generally 32 or 36 hole hubs, 700C rims.
04-29-09, 06:12 AM
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Velocity deep-v's front is laced to a shimano ultegra hub rear is laced to a miche primato hub on specialized roubaix tires
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Front Wheel:
Black Surly 32h Hub
Black DT Champion spokes
Black Alloy Nipples
Black Salsa Delgado Rim
Rear Wheel:
Black Surly 32h Hub (Free/Free) 135mm spacing
Black DT Champion spokes
Black Alloy Nipples
Black Salsa Delgado Rim
Both 3 cross lacing.
Black Surly 32h Hub
Black DT Champion spokes
Black Alloy Nipples
Black Salsa Delgado Rim
Rear Wheel:
Black Surly 32h Hub (Free/Free) 135mm spacing
Black DT Champion spokes
Black Alloy Nipples
Black Salsa Delgado Rim
Both 3 cross lacing.
