In a message dated 3/10/02 6:04:17 PM, sachs@erols.com writes:
<< Time to pick a fight -- :-)
Dale's request for a Weinman Concave rim for a friend got me to rummage through the pile (found one, attached to a first generation DuraAce 120 mm rear hub!) and look at the darned thing again. Somehow, I just never "got it" with these rims. For those who don't remember, they were pretty high class, with very tall sidewalls for brake surfaces, and a concave appearance between the walls.
Disadvantages: Unless you spoked them weird, with left spokes reaching the right spoke holes, and vice versa, the spokes emerged from the holes at a very awkward angle. Big sidewalls = more weight.
Advantages: could be real clumsy setting up brakes, and tall sidewall gave more radial stiffness.
What am I missing?
Harvey Sachs mcLean va >>
Harvey and all,
I think what you are referring to in disadvantages is left or right hand spoking. This is neither. When a seller orders rims from a manufacturer ( Bike maker or distributor) they must specify left or right hand spoking as holes are placed in a pattern for wheel building machines. Hew-mann assemblers of wheels can easily compensate.
Maybe,
Gilbert Anderson
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