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Old 04-02-15 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Dalmac08
I have a set of Shimano wheels that set in my basement because I have broken a few spokes Myself and no I'm not fat. I had a bike mechanic tell me its because their straight spoked, most wheels spokes are in a cross pattern that absorb the impact of bumps were it straight down on the spokes causing them to brake


Haha! That's steaming pile of BS they gave you! The lacing pattern is called radial, and it has been used for a long time, but is particularly popular the past decade or two.
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