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So I had a 24H dynohub, a 28H rim and spokes from a radial wheel. It took several attempts, some sketches and head scratching, but I got it to work.
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That's a pretty good result given the starting points. My biggest success was a 36 hole hub on to a 24 hole rim but still able to use disc brakes (ie no radial spokes). Took a lot of time and some major headscratching but got it bang on in the end. Even had the hub logo and valve hole lined up.
It looks like you crashed that bike head first into something
Gopping IMO but each to their own I guess.
You're riding that?! Braver man than me! 😉
Plus your back wheel looks like its pretty much overlapping the front...
Cheers
Danny B
Its a folding bike Danny, and it wasn't intended to be conventionally pretty!
Cant help feeling that these snowflake laced wheels although they look unusual and must take some time and skill to lace musn't half put some strain on the twisted spokes.
is it actually safe - oh its al sorry - what are the implications of bending the spokes like that?
I assume given light use it is ok??
Its ok I googled for snowflake and found the answer [ top stalking, nope, simply luck]
cynic-al - Member
The theory is that, by constraining the spokes the effective length is shorter so the wheel is stiffer.[quoting someone else before answering for clarity]
If they were tied, maybe...FWIW I had one back in the day, I did a month long road-tour in France on it, had to rebuild it half way round
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/snow-flake-laced-wheels#post-2113256
You will be fine then 😀
cynic-al.. don't act like you're not impressed. It's an optical illusion.