[CR]A chicken and egg question about large and small flange hubs

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From: Tom Sanders <tsan7759142@comcast.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:25:35 -0500
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Subject: [CR]A chicken and egg question about large and small flange hubs

If double butted spokes are more flexible than straight gauge spokes would a large flange hub with butted spokes be as comfortable to ride as a small flange hub with straight gauge spokes or would I just be destroying any advantage gained by the use of the large flange hubs by using such spokes? I've sure wasted some money on fancy spokes if this is so. I know this is getting pretty close to "How many Angels can dance on the head of a Campy drop out screw?" thing I usually eschew but it is running around in my mind and I'll be darned if I an figure it out.
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi