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aal	11-01-06 01:37 PM

High Flange Track Hubs

What's the advantage, if any, to high flange track hubs? Any disadvantages?

spud	11-01-06 01:39 PM

you already asked that question: http://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=241512

juvi-kyle

11-01-06 01:46 PM

Pro...stiff

Con...heavy

pitboss

11-01-06 02:09 PM

good find, spud.

aal	11-01-06 03:15 PM

I kind of did ask it before, but really didn't know what the larger hubs were called, or what they were desinged for. I just knew that some were bigger than others. Thanks to this site, I've learned there are "high flange track hubs." I'm assuming they were orignially for track bikes, but am still not sure why track bikes would need bigger hubs...

pitboss

11-01-06 03:20 PM

it is a hold over from early cycling

with stronger spoke options available, flange height has decreased. some riders prefer stiffer wheels, so the high flange hubs remain at the track.

if I am off on this, I hope someone can come in and re-educate me. I think DW and I had a similar conversation many moons ago...Don?

juvi-kyle

11-01-06 03:32 PM

[165] - mad knowledge!!! I love you.

mander

11-01-06 05:04 PM

A pro and/ or con of HF hubs: hipsters think they are cooler.

coelcanth

11-01-06 05:08 PM

another pro is that you can sometimes get a broken spoke out without removing the cog or freewheel

juvi-kyle

11-01-06 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mander

A pro and/ or con of HF hubs: hipsters think they are cooler.

This is the dumbest ****ing thing I have ever heard.

operator

11-01-06 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheldon Brown

"High-flange" or "large-flange" hubs have a larger flange, usually drilled out for lightness. They are transmit torsional forces with less stress to the spokes than small-flange hubs do, but this is not a problem in practice with modern equipment. High-flange hubs can make a wheel with slightly greater lateral strength than equivalent small-flange hubs, because the spokes create a wider bracing angle to the rim. This makes them popular with track sprinters, who create greater-than-normal side loads on their wheels.

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