And then there were those of us who thought about it "scientifically". In 1974 my wheels were high flange, it's what "everybody" rode. Over the winter, I tied and soldered the 3x db spokes of my wheel 36h Record hf hub, with Arc-en-Ciel rim. I built a radial 32h db spoked wheel on a Record lf hub using a Medaille d' or rim. That was my race set up from then on. High rear, Low front.