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anyone ever done this before, are there any advantages to it.
Just curious
Just curious
Rear radial spoking ???
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Stick Legs
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Non drive side only for posing and garage queens only. 
Saves weight at the expense of strength. IMHO radial on the front is fine as most riders can loft a front wheel easier than a rear, also the front takes less load than the front and it is even less risky with front suspension.
Radial on the rear makes the drive side spokes tranfer all the power as the non drive side tries to mishapen the rear wheel. Not ideal!
Saves weight at the expense of strength. IMHO radial on the front is fine as most riders can loft a front wheel easier than a rear, also the front takes less load than the front and it is even less risky with front suspension.
Radial on the rear makes the drive side spokes tranfer all the power as the non drive side tries to mishapen the rear wheel. Not ideal!
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long story cut short dont dont even think about it its not worth it dont dont dont dont dont it wont be pretty and i dont wont to be the one that told you so
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I took it a step further, went with DT competition 2.0/1.8 spokes on the drive side and DT revolution 2.0/1.5 spokes on the nondrive. I ended up going single cross in the nondrive because I could use the same spoke length as my front wheel. I have been running these wheels for 5 years, never hard to true them, and I break the 200lbs mark. I even have a bent spoke (caught a branch) and they still run true. Hub is a sram 9.0sl and rim is a WTB powerbeam.
jango":2cqvrcd4 said:I've had a pair of Mavic crosslands for years, they are radial everywhere apart from drive side rear, no problems yet and they look cool too!
Go for it
Same same with my current set of Crossmax Mk1s, strong as oxen.
The only difference with Crossmax to the photo up top is that the Mavics have straight pull spokes i.e. no 90deg bend at the spoke head. Also, the obvious strength difference is the amount of flange the spoke head has to pull against. I think for that reason they are weaker; seen a few rear Ringle hubs that have failed for this reason.. There's a thread on this somewhere I'm sure..
Here is a link to some spoke chat from before:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... e+patterns
I have had radial patterns a few times and really other than side ways flex
could not tell the difference.
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... e+patterns
I have had radial patterns a few times and really other than side ways flex
could not tell the difference.
