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tosborne
Thing about lacing one this way. Have been told best to have all spokes on outside of flange so that spokes push at flange for more lateral stiffness??? ideas help please.
mr coasterbrake
be carefull. many hubs can't handle radial lacing and will crack. make sure yours can, first.
tosborne
QUOTE (mr coasterbrake @ Jun 8 2008, 02:28 PM) *
be carefull. many hubs can't handle radial lacing and will crack. make sure yours can, first.

Don;t know old nuke proof lacing to 1 1/8 aryas??
mr coasterbrake
at the shop we had so many problems with Nukeproof hubs cracking. it seems they can't handle any style lacing. i'd avoid radial with those.
race_inc
I will second what mr coasterbrake said. I would avoid radial lace on those hubs. When shopping for hubs, I would contact the manufacturer and make sure they can handle radial lace before you buy them.
highonneon
i like them like this
as well as the rear
old school hubs sunshine 36 bought off ebay , had a friend build them ...
neon
Lonewolf
QUOTE (highonneon @ Jun 11 2008, 08:34 PM) *
i like them like this
as well as the rear
old school hubs sunshine 36 bought off ebay , had a friend build them ...
neon


Nice. Wish I had kept mine.
Jetmugg
Ouch - doesn't that put a lot of undue stress on the spokes, having them all "outbound" and crossing over one another so closely?

SteveM.
Gnarley
Actually makes for a stronger wheel (so they say). This is commonly know as "race lace" ^^

BMXA ran a story with pics BITD on differant hubs an lacing. I'll see if I can find what issue it was in.
tosborne
The hubs have been sitting on my bench for about ten years . The front spoke holesseem small and wont turn to cross lace and spoke lenth is odd. Just puting my sons old phase two togeather so my grandaughter will have something to ride if she attends a race with me.
highonneon
This lace is super stiff ..used double butted spokes...been about a year since the wheels were built and their still tight and straight...so just do it and you won't have any problems ...and if the nukeprook hubs crack try FMF hubs...they still make a flip flop hub !!!
neon
Kurt.
Race lace. Awesome.

There's an article in the Jan '82 BMXA. Sweet as.
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