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| Aug 21 at 6:12 | history | edited | Konstantin Shemyak | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 20 at 10:14 | comment | added | Rеnаud | Radial is also used on the cheapest Shimano and Campagnolo wheelsets that cost 140€ (front and rear). My point was that you design things differently if you design a "system" rather a components that needs to work with components that you have no control on. Upper (aluminium) Mavic wheels for example use proprietary nipples threaded into the rim (M7), and locked by thread locker. So they don't have the issue that an unloaden spoke can cause the nipple to unscrew. By giving up interlacing, they win compliance which a desired trait for off-road bikes. | |
| Aug 20 at 9:34 | comment | added | Konstantin Shemyak | @Rеnаud Another example when a solution which is inferior for reliability but popular (and sometimes marketed) on high-end products is radial lacing. | |
| Aug 7 at 6:20 | comment | added | Rеnаud | It's a bit strange to me conclude that the "cost cutting" measure applies to the upper range products. "Generalisation by example" is dangerous, but for Mavic for example, contactless spokes are advertised as a feature of the upper ranges. I'm also under the impression that contactless spokes mostly exist in wheelsets that use proprietary parts, which a way to ensure that only parts meeting certain specifications are used. | |
| Aug 6 at 17:22 | history | answered | Konstantin Shemyak | CC BY-SA 4.0 |