Originally Posted by
xfimpg
It sounds like isopulse is more of a "spoke breaking strategy", sending it to the the non-drive side, as opposed to providing added benefits for stiffness?
actually the design makes sense from a engineering sense. The spokes on the right flange are under higher tension than the left flange, due to the need to have the wheel dished...making those spokes riadial means they are carring any additional tension when you unleadh your 1500 watt sprint, as they are radial laced. The left side spokes are under lower tension to start with, so the addtional tension due to transmitting your massive power from the hub to rim is not a problem.
On the other hand I have some Easton EA90Sl wheels which are laced the opposite way as these Mavics, i.e. radial spoked on the left flange, and they work just fine.