Originally Posted by
caloso
Jumping in here with a radial lacing question. It seems to me that if you go heads-in, the wheel will be stronger laterally, because you widen the triangle. Can anyone confirm this?
Yes, but it's marginal unless you're using a hub with very narrow flange separation. I usually build radials heads in, unless the client asks for heads out.
Many others build heads out for the marginal aero benefit, and overall I've never heard of a material difference in the wheels life expectancy.