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Ron Ruff
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On Aug 8, 7:03 pm, Chris Nelson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Try using a hub such as DTSwiss where the left side flange is
closer
> to center than normal. This will cut down on wheel asymmetry and the
> resulting tension disparity mentioned by others.
That would be an easy thing for all hub manufacturers to do if it was
anything like a "fix". The narrow hub flanges help reduce slack spokes
due to radial loads, but at the expense of lateral stiffness, *and*
resistance to spokes going slack from lateral loads. IMO a 2 to 1
ratio in flange spacing and spoke tension (~18mm and 36mm), is about
the best with modern cassette widths.
> Try using a hub such as DTSwiss where the left side flange is
closer
> to center than normal. This will cut down on wheel asymmetry and the
> resulting tension disparity mentioned by others.
That would be an easy thing for all hub manufacturers to do if it was
anything like a "fix". The narrow hub flanges help reduce slack spokes
due to radial loads, but at the expense of lateral stiffness, *and*
resistance to spokes going slack from lateral loads. IMO a 2 to 1
ratio in flange spacing and spoke tension (~18mm and 36mm), is about
the best with modern cassette widths.