On May 10, 6:36=A0am, "joseph.santanie...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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<joseph.santanie...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> If that is the case, it doesn't matter which side the spokes are on.
> Any "pull" spoke transfers torque to the rim, whichever side it is on.
> So then it would make sense to have radial on the DS, not the NDS.
> That way the shorter spoke and resulting angle helps make up for the
> more inboard placement of the DS flange.
It would help a little... but think about what you've done to the NDS
spokes. Instead of 19mm and 36mm spacing, you'd get maybe 21mm and
36mm (just guessing). If you put 120kg in the DS, then the NDS would
be 70kg... and these are the only spokes transfering torque. Combine a
high torque load with the radial and side loads, and it won't take
much to make the pushing spokes go slack.
> This is totally unscientific and anecdotal, but I just took my light
> wheels (28h, 2x DS, radial NDS, narrow AC hub flanges) for a short
> test, and did some purposefully agressive side to side sprints. It
> seems the wheel only have the occasional flop when I lean the bike to
> the right, and the rims feels like it flexes in toward the NDS.
You are very perceptive! This is the side that will buckle first,
since the NDS tension is lower and the spokes are at more of an angle.
You can demonstrate this easily by taking the wheel out and pressing
on the edges of the rim, while the axle rests on a solid surface. The
wheel will "boing" with lower force when you press towards the NDS.
> The
> flanges mean there is essentially no dish, so the only real difference
> between each side is spoke length and thus angle. The rim does not
> seem to flop toward the DS. That makes sense because the NDS is radial
> and is in better position to resist.
There is dish. Probably ~19mm DS and 28mm NDS. This is the main
difference. Oddly, if the spacing (dish) was greater, you'd think the
lateral stability situation would get worse... but it actually
improves. A narrow spacing improves the tension balance, but this is
only an issue if you have spokes going slack from radial loads... for
all other loads it makes things worse. Narrow flanges reduce the
lateral stiffness a lot, since this goes up exponentially with bracing
angle, and they also reduce the load required to make the wheel
buckle.
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