Originally Posted by
EGUNWT
Wouldn't it make more sense to put the sensor close to the hub than on the outside? The farther away from the hub you get, the more torque the moving sensor will have, and the more out-of-balance the wheel will be.
I agree with this, depending on the size of the magnet. Some of them are pretty clunky.
It's hard to notice it until you get on rollers - then everything is obvious. The other time you notice it is when you're descending really fast - 50+ mph.
Having said that my magnet is smack in the middle of the spoke.
When I was a bit more concerned about such things I used to get slim flexible magnets and tape them to the side of the aero rims (TriSpoke or Rev-X) to keep things aero and light.
cdr