Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Nope. I've just seen a lot of potato chipped machine built (even some handbuilt) OEM wheels that were laced asymmetrically. Nobody does it that way any more so it not as common a problem. It can be a newbie mistake, however.
Every wheel I have is laced "asymetrically," except for the radial. So far they are all pretty stable. Spoking the wheel all heads-in or all heads-out probably has more to do with the type of machine used to lace the wheel than with the ultimate strength of the wheel.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I have seen discussions of the problem in print but that was long ago and, like I said, it's not a common practice now.
Do you have a reference?
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
The lacing may not be the issue either. I don't think it has much to do with how tight timin8r tensioned the spokes...I make very tight wheels myself...it may have more to do with not seating the spokes prior to tensioning the wheel...
"Not seating the spokes" may cause the spokes to fail at the hub, but only after there has been enough use to cause fatigue. It will never cause a rim failure.
Folded rims are caused either by too much static tension in the spokes, or by too much lateral load. A wheel with insufficient tension is susceptible to folding from lateral loads while riding.
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