Angel and friends,
I think that during the intervening years a lot of these
points have been shown to be myths. But they did sell a lot of
wheels though...
Cheers,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> Here is something I previously posted on th application of
> flanged hubs:
>
> In the small accumulated pile of stuff I have I found some
> articles on
> wheelbuilding by Dick Swann. My old-timer friend says he
> worked at one time
> for Kopps in Princeton, NJ, as a wheelbuilder and that he was
> English(?). I
> guess some here would know him? Here are some of the things
> he said
> (material is undated):
>
> 1) .....resilient small flanged wheels used by stage race
> riders differ
> greatly from the tied, large flanged wheels favored by hill
> climbers....
> 2)....the very object of using a large flange hub is to
> stiffen the
> wheel....
> 3.....Circuit races (crits, Kermesses, etc.): on small tight
> courses with
> many corners, it is best to use a large flange hub to steady
> the bike in the
> many (often sharp) corners. Also, with the numerous
> accelerations that must
> occur on such courses this large front hub wheel prevent
> wheel whip (me:
> what is wheel whip?!)
> 4) ...Timetrialing: do use small hubs for lightness and
> halving wind
> resistance....
> 5)...Hillclimbing: The front wheel has to be extra strong;
> in some events
> the rider is off the saddle with his weight on the front
> wheel for up top
> 75% of the distance...
> 6)....Sprinting: Large or medium size hubs...
> 7)....Paced racing: use largest flanged hubs available...
> 8)....Track timetrialing: small flange hubs....
> 9)....Team pursuiting: "heavy" large flanged wheels
>
> for each of these categories he has suggestions for spoke
> counts, spoke
> gauges, when wheels should be tied and soldered, etc.
>
> Angel Garcia
> Long Valley, NJ
>
>
> snip:
>
> > It's not a matter of better,but a matter of proper
> application of product.
> > Ted Ernst.
>
>
>
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