spoke arrangement question

Jorge666
Jorge666 Posts: 2
edited September 2015 in Workshop
What is the patterning/arrangement referred to in road wheels with spokes that don't cross over such as for a quick example Shimano WH-RS01 Clincher front wheel, and are there any of this kind available with 6 bolt disk brake hubs anywhere?

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  • arlowood
    arlowood Posts: 2,561
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701502#p19701502]Jorge666[/url] wrote:
    What is the patterning/arrangement referred to in road wheels with spokes that don't cross over such as for a quick example Shimano WH-RS01 Clincher front wheel, and are there any of this kind available with 6 bolt disk brake hubs anywhere?


    It's known as a radial spoke pattern. Not sure if it would work on a disc set up. Expect more experienced wheelbuilders will be along to comment definitively
  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    No. The braking forces from a disc would have to be tangential; a radial spoke pattern may work briefly, but you'd be stretching the spokes each time you break so may fail single ones frequently or all of them catastrophically.

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