Good point. I guess should have been qualified. The bends on the drive side, with both inboard and outboard spokes, are very straight. On all other flanges, ostensibly to improve bracing angle, all spokes are outboard. Doing that without the machined hub would be impossible so it likely would have been better to say, "considering the spokes cross on the same side of the hub flange." Normally there would be no contact at the first crossing but there is often a bend as the spoke crosses the edge of the flange, which is what we should be comparing that to. That said, the bends don't look consistent. Some look pretty good while others have more bend.
Sept. 26, 2018, 9:13 a.m. - Cam McRae
Good point. I guess should have been qualified. The bends on the drive side, with both inboard and outboard spokes, are very straight. On all other flanges, ostensibly to improve bracing angle, all spokes are outboard. Doing that without the machined hub would be impossible so it likely would have been better to say, "considering the spokes cross on the same side of the hub flange." Normally there would be no contact at the first crossing but there is often a bend as the spoke crosses the edge of the flange, which is what we should be comparing that to. That said, the bends don't look consistent. Some look pretty good while others have more bend.