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Yet another question regarding wheels: I'm about to get a second
wheelset for my trike with 406/20" wheels all around. The rear wheel
without brake was already done with 24 bladed spokes by Johann Rödel:
<http://www.xn--gnther-schwarz-gsb.de/Pictures/ice11.jpg>
Special spokes with a double bent instead of a head. So the spoke holes
in the hub do not have to be widened. I use these spokes since quite
some time on another wheel and I have no reason to complain about them.
The front wheels have drum brake hubs (Sturmey Archer X-FD, 90mm
diameter as compared to 74 mm for the hub on the picture above,
<http://www.sturmey-archer.com/hubs_fh_XFD.php>). I'm considering a
similar spoke pattern here, 24 spokes laced 2x in a 36 hole hub.
My question: will 24 spokes be enough for a 20" wheel with hub brakes?
Light rider, light luggage, no off road riding and most certainly no
drops, but quite regular high speed descents including heavy breaking
at corners. That's the fun part with a trike basically.
Günther
wheelset for my trike with 406/20" wheels all around. The rear wheel
without brake was already done with 24 bladed spokes by Johann Rödel:
<http://www.xn--gnther-schwarz-gsb.de/Pictures/ice11.jpg>
Special spokes with a double bent instead of a head. So the spoke holes
in the hub do not have to be widened. I use these spokes since quite
some time on another wheel and I have no reason to complain about them.
The front wheels have drum brake hubs (Sturmey Archer X-FD, 90mm
diameter as compared to 74 mm for the hub on the picture above,
<http://www.sturmey-archer.com/hubs_fh_XFD.php>). I'm considering a
similar spoke pattern here, 24 spokes laced 2x in a 36 hole hub.
My question: will 24 spokes be enough for a 20" wheel with hub brakes?
Light rider, light luggage, no off road riding and most certainly no
drops, but quite regular high speed descents including heavy breaking
at corners. That's the fun part with a trike basically.
Günther