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10-10-12 | 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by captsven

I have a front hub (non disc) that does not have any offset on the spoke holes. The right flange holes are directly opposite the left flange holes. I checked many times in a few ways.

Is this OK?
Any ideas what I did wrong?
Aren't all hubs offset on spoke holes?

Yes, it'll be fine. There's no torque on front hubs so the twist with respect to the right & left flanges won't matter, except for the effect on spoke length, which you say is within bounds.

The only thing you did wrong is to build it instead of returning the hub as defective.

Yes, all hubs are supposed to have offset spoke holes, but it seems that not all actually do.

The wheel is absolutely fine as it is, so don't sweat it, but next time check more carefully, and if you truly cannot see the 1/2 hole offset in the spoke holes, return the hub, or save it as a conversation piece.

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