Originally Posted by urbanknight
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I was taught by an old racer how to build wheels, and he claimed that the rear wheels should have the trailing spokes facing rearward for strength (actually makes sense) while the fronts are the opposite for aerodynamics (not so sure about that one).
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Trailing spokes by definition face rearward. I thought the question was which side of the hub flange (see Sheldon Brown, Jobst Brandt, Gerd Schraner et al.)
- Wil