Joined: Nov 2006
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From: duluth
Bikes: '07 Pista, '09 Fantom Cross Uno, '8? Miyata, '67 Stingray, '0? Zoo mod trials, Tallbike, Chopper, '73 Schwinn Collegiate, '67 Triumph Chopper, '69 CB350, '58 BSA Spitfire, '73 CB450
I can't seem to find the links, but I know of one radial rear wheel having been used on a street bike.
It failed..... bad.
Another guy rode one on the track, he said he could feel the wheel "wind up" when he tried to accelerate... not exactly something you want happening.
But go ahead, be a unique snowflake, stand out from the rest of the crowd, just make sure you have good insurance and realize that out of the millions of rear wheels out there, only a couple are laced full radial, for good reason.