Originally Posted by
sprintcarblue
Actually, radially laced wheels are very strong laterally, which is why many flatlanders tend to use them. However, the problem is, because they are not crossed, the spokes stress is put on it near the hub and is not distributed around the wheel as much, so if you were to do a massive drop to flat, you would stretch some while compressing others and most likely get a real bad hop in it. Also, you need higher spoke tension, which puts more stress on the hub and can cause cracking and breaking.
They are more stiff laterally, thats why only flatlanders use them.
Flatlanders dont need to worry about "massive drops to flat" so that is not an issue.
Also they look real nice.
With radial lacing you have to use more tension on the spokes and they can come lose with time.
NOT recommended for any type of jumping or wheels with disk brakes.
Also only recommended for front wheels on road bikes.
But if your going to just cruise around town, its OK.