Originally Posted by
bdfresh
How do you know what hubs are okay to radial lace? I am pondering the idea of building a radial laced front wheel using something like Dimension or Formula hubs, DT Swiss Spokes and Sun CR18 rim. Sound alright?
high flange hubs are generally okay... and if they are a high quality unsealed thats even better.
smaller or low flage hubs with sealed bearings can be dangerous... the radial lacign pulls the flange out and the bearing can rock in it's race... caused stress cracking and possibly browing out the flange,