Originally Posted by
fietsbob
the O in the middle should be big enough to feed the head thru, directly.
No, not at all.
Here's a good picture showing the -O- shaped holes (discribed at length in earlier posts) that allow
breach loading of the small flange and eliminate any need to bend or flex any spokes.
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