Different ways to spoke
04-27-05 | 05:21 PM
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Different ways to spoke
I know there are different ways to thread spokes on a bike, what are the differences, pros, and cons?
04-27-05 | 06:10 PM
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From https://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html#spoke_patterns
Higher cross numbers cause the spokes to leave the hub flange more nearly at a tangent. This makes them better able to withstand the twisting forces of hard pedaling in low gears, and also braking forces in the case of hub brakes.
See also https://www.terminalvelocity.demon.co.uk/WheelBuild/
Higher cross numbers cause the spokes to leave the hub flange more nearly at a tangent. This makes them better able to withstand the twisting forces of hard pedaling in low gears, and also braking forces in the case of hub brakes.
See also https://www.terminalvelocity.demon.co.uk/WheelBuild/
