benefits of 2 to 1 spoke ratio
I've seen a few wheels built with a 2/1 drive side/non-drive side spoke ratio. Fulcrum wheels are like this and I've also seen it done with normal wheel components, such as a 32 hole WI hub with a 24 hole Niobium rim. This pattern is easy to spot because all the rim holes are used but half the nds hub holes are empty.
I understand the potential benefit of having equal spoke tension, but it seems to me, a traditional 1/1 spoke ratio rear wheel might be more stable, despite the uneven tension. Sounds like a 2/1 ratio would be a big PITA to true and if you happen to break a nds spoke, your wheel is going to be seriously out of alignment..so bad that there is no way you could ride it home. Is a wheel with n spokes and a 2/1 spoke ratio going to be stiffer stronger and/or more durable than a wheel than a wheel with n spokes and a 1/1 spoke ratio?
I'm curious because I'd love to build a wheel like this, but I'm just not convinced there are any real benefits.
Thoughts?
Waterrockets?
Last edited by mihlbach; 12-21-07 at 09:40 AM.