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Old 02-02-08, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by badger1
...With f/r discs, you inherently have much more dishing both front and rear, in addition to rear drive-side dish if running a cassette. Thus, wheels are inherently quite a bit weaker...
It's the other way around - disc brakes mean less wheel dish. The hub flange spacing may be slightly narrower than a non-disc hub though.
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