Originally Posted by
Duragrouch
Well, I believe ya, and you sound quite experienced, most especially with wheelbuilding. I'd be curious how much the stress changed in the spokes under hard acceleration, versus a cross wheel. I'm thinking there has to be a big change, which equals increased fatigue, but maybe that increase is small compared to the static wheel tension.
There's a slightly sad element. As I said the hub was a vintage collectible, but I'm not a collector.
Back then I taught wheelbuilding courses. Naturally there would be questions about radial spokes, so I'd use that wheel to make a point. To demonstrate how strong radial bracing is, I put the wheel on the floor, stood my 175#s on it and used it like a teeter-totter.The last time I did that, I got a bit cocky, and did a small jump. Ended up bending one flange. 55 years later, I'm still riding it on the track bike, but no more demos.