Originally Posted by
HillRider
Feasibility notwithstanding, what is the advantage of radial NDS lacing and why bother with it? The weight saving has to be insignificant. All I can think of is cool appearance.
With radial "lacing", the spokes are pulling on the weakest spot on the hub--straight out, where there is the least amount of parent material between the spoke hole and the edge of the flange. 2 or 3 cross puts the stress at an oblique to the flange hole and has lots more support and not as likely to rip out. Think about it for a minute and I think you'll see what I'm getting at. It's simple physics.
Jon