Originally Posted by 3speed

Wouldn't it make sense to have a slightly larger flange on the non-drive side of a rear hub, in order to make the spokes the same length for both sides? Then you could just use spokes of the same length rather than needing two different sets of spokes. Am I missing something, or is it just that it's not a real concern because spoke breakage isn't a very common failure?

I'm looking at the VO touring hub that can be broken down without tools, so you can replace spokes, etc. If companies don't worry about spoke breakage because it isn't a real issue, wouldn't that mean a hub like this isn't really necessary to begin with? Would I be wasting my money for something that isn't really a problem?