High Flange Track Hubs
11-01-06 | 01:39 PM
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you already asked that question: https://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=241512
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11-01-06 | 01:46 PM
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Pro...stiff
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Con...heavy
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11-01-06 | 03:15 PM
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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...
11-01-06 | 03:20 PM
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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?
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?
11-01-06 | 03:32 PM
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11-01-06 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mander
A pro and/ or con of HF hubs: hipsters think they are cooler.
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11-01-06 | 06:31 PM
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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.
