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Old 05-08-14 | 06:38 AM
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dabac
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Originally Posted by Dan Burkhart
I don't believe durability suffers either.
On a front - that doesn't have to carry any torque - I'm having trouble visualizing any advantages or disadvantages.
On a rear - carrying torque - it's easier.
When you interlace, the spokes will brace against each other at an angle. When half of the spokes strive to straighten out due to increased tension from drive torque, they push the other spokes further out from a straight path thereby reducing the loss of tension they would otherwise have seen.
Non-interlaced, all spokes run a straight path from hub to rim. The ones that see strain already are in their ideal position. and the others are a tiny bit freer to flop around.

i see it as one of those things where most people will do fine either way, but then there are the few who are hard on wheels and need every margin they can get for their kit to stay in one piece.
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