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One April 1st the much missed Sheldon Brown came up with the concept of
POWerwheels, which had twice as many trailing spokes as leading spokes:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/power_wheel.html
Compare and contrast:
http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article.asp?UAN=3084&v=1
(Eight radial spokes each side, and four trailing ones in the middle
of the rear wheel. 850g _a pair_, $15,000)
Alan Braggins writtificated
Quoted message said:Compare and contrast:
http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article.asp?UAN=3084&v=1(Eight radial spokes each side, and four trailing ones in the middle
of the rear wheel. 850g _a pair_, $15,000)
Theoretical Minimum Hub Flange Life 3 Years [1]
THREE YEARS? I'm guessing replacing it with a bombproof Deore hub isn't
possible 😉
[1] bottom of page: <http://www.lewracing.com/wheels.html>
In article <[email hidden]>,
Alan Braggins said:(Eight radial spokes each side, and four trailing ones in the middle
of the rear wheel. 850g _a pair_, $15,000)
If you suffer a freewheel failure, or anything else which stops the
hub rotating, the wheel will collapse, surely ?
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