Originally Posted by
SoreFeet
Radial lacing should only be considered if you are riding on a smooth velodrome. If this is for an urban fixie forget radial lacing. Your so called shop guru should discourage you from radial lacing. You will only save a few grams.
The cool look of radial laced wheels is not so cool when you encounter spoke breakage.
I've run 2000+ miles on an 18spoke vector comp on my geared bike only on streets, jumping/dropping curbs etc. Haven't broken a single spoke. Did I mention i flux betwwen 180-200lbs?
I'm tired of ominous threats of catastrophe from radial lacing. Walk into a bike shop. All the OEM wheels are front radial these days. Even mountain bikes.