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Shimano Wheel spoking question
I have a shimano rear wheel that has a 20 spoke hub Model WH-R550. This wheel has the drive side radially spoked and the non drive side with a 2 cross, and the hub can be spoked this way. I thought that rear wheels weren't supposed to be spoked radially due to the torque. Why do you suppose that this wheel is setup this way?