Originally Posted by schnee
I've seen some crazy zoot rear wheels with one side radial, but the other side always has some form of cross spoking because of the torque.
Not always, I've seen two rear wheels laced radially both sides. People say it can't be done, but both wheels were raced, by top riders (former UK champ and Oz champ).
One was 24 hole Campag Record hub laced to Mavic CX 18, the other was 36 hole Campag laced with Hoshi blades to Araya SuperAero. Neither rider complained about torque transmission.