Spoke Head Orientation at Hub
#1
Spoke Head Orientation at Hub
A couple of years ago I bought, for a very good price off Craigslist, a new complete front wheel with a Shimano Deore hub and Velocity Dyad rim with a mounted and unused Rivendell Jack Brown tire. Fast forward to now and I'm getting ready to put the wheel to use. Looking at the Hub, I notice that on one flange, all the spoke heads are oriented to the inside. That is, all the spokes were inserted from the inside to the the outside, with all the heads on the inside. The other flange is laced as I would expect, with half the heads on the inside of the flange and the other half outside. Is there any reason to build a wheel this way? I'm thinking I need to fix this so I'll dismantle the wheel and relace. Thoughts?
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#2
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A couple of years ago I bought, for a very good price off Craigslist, a new complete front wheel with a Shimano Deore hub and Velocity Dyad rim with a mounted and unused Rivendell Jack Brown tire. Fast forward to now and I'm getting ready to put the wheel to use. Looking at the Hub, I notice that on one flange, all the spoke heads are oriented to the inside. That is, all the spokes were inserted from the inside to the the outside, with all the heads on the inside. The other flange is laced as I would expect, with half the heads on the inside of the flange and the other half outside. Is there any reason to build a wheel this way? I'm thinking I need to fix this so I'll dismantle the wheel and relace. Thoughts?
Thank you for your wisdom and wit.
Thank you for your wisdom and wit.
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I've seen it more than once on a disc brake front hub. Otherwise, you're right, no point in it.
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yes, I thought about disk hubs, altho it's still a poor choice IMO. Means that the 18 spokes on the side of the hub that is tangentially laced will carry all the braking loads. Makes zero sense.
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Reasons to do this:
1. Looks / style
2. Show off wheel building chops
3. Insufficient inventory of spokes of correct length
4. Some kind of clearance issue with a fork appurtenance.
Speaking of #3, you’ll need new spokes to rebuild this with lacing.
1. Looks / style
2. Show off wheel building chops
3. Insufficient inventory of spokes of correct length
4. Some kind of clearance issue with a fork appurtenance.
Speaking of #3, you’ll need new spokes to rebuild this with lacing.