Originally Posted by auk
Or Ryan, it may just be that the radial pattern suits the taste of a particular person. Is it fashion then or is it function to that person?
Sometimes the want and the need is not so easily seperated.
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my point is that is has nothing at all to do with utilitarian function, and everything to do with style. i never implied that it is not allowed to do this, just that if it is done, it is a matter of form and form alone. i also had fun with the incongruency of getting the heaviest rims on planet earth and then using the lightest spoke build possible. it's funny.
and onetwentyeight-the radial issue has much more to do with the hubs than the rims. having a stronger rim will not change the fact that the stress on the hub is much greater with radials than 3x. i don't blab about things i don't know about. if this discussion gets over my head, i'll be happy to concede that. and i don't even see why this is an 'argument'. i think we all agree on the facts. what we disagree on is what the best choice to do with the facts is. i didn't even call anyone a cumsicle.
but, just in case i'm being silly: can you think of a reason, other than the looks of it, to lace it radially?