Read it and weep girls. http://yarchive.net/bike/wheel_stresses.html

"It is still rejected by many engineers,
people who refuse to accept all results that conflict with their own
perception."


Here we are, decades later... and some (so-called) engineers still don't get it. :lol:

found a nice pic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/henryin...am/3597000321/

For whatever it's worth, came across this pic, too:
http://derbyking.com/Detail/?n=10

So . . . it's possible, I suppose, but you won't find me on a wheel like that.

the hub shell, being of a larger diameter than standard hubs, is less likely to snap in the middle.

LOL, "very robust"