number of crosses for a track wheel
12-02-04 | 11:06 PM
#26
troglodyte
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: the tunnels
Bikes: Crust Romanceur, VO Polyvalent, Surly Steamroller, others?
Originally Posted by FixinInTraffic
I recall you can't do 4x on 32h, maybe just with high flange? I've never tried. Certainly you can do 4x on 36h though.
I thought high flange would make it harder to have that many crosses, as you have less space between hub and rim, therefore you have to have an angle closer to being tangential to the hub.
I learned a cool rule for the max. number of crosses, its the maximum number of times 9 will go into the number of spokes.
36 and above - 4x
32 - 3x
28 - 3x
24 - 2x
20 - 2x
I would love to see a 48-spoke, 5x wheel.
12-02-04 | 11:18 PM
#27
fast retro grouch
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Seattle
Bikes: Gunnar Street Dog, pink GIOS, Iron Horse MTB
I guess it wasn't clear but I meant to indicate that high flange would make it harder to do more crosses. But I was pretty sure that you couldn't do 4x on 32.
regarding 48H:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ole+fixed+gear
regarding 48H:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ole+fixed+gear
12-02-04 | 11:25 PM
#28
I need more bikes!!!
Joined: May 2004
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From: Durham, NC
Bikes: 2 roadies, 7 fixed-gears, 1 hardtail, 1 full suspension mtb, and 1 hybrid...so far.
I'm having a wheel built for fixie number six. A Mavic OR10 tubular (350 grams) laced to a Dura Ace hub with 32 DT Comps. It will be two cross with two leading and two trailing spokes and will look sweet. I don't race but my sprints and downhills can push 40 mph. This bike will be for long rides on rolling country roads.
(Three cross would be stronger though.)
(Three cross would be stronger though.)
