In a recent article I wrote about the Dura-Ace track rear hub issue (→here),
I received a comment saying
"On that point, I think something is off.
If we're saying that because most (all?) of the manufacturer's products (single-threaded fixed gear hubs) are that way, then it's correct,
then it would follow that
'radial lacing on the freewheel side is the right way because most wheels are laced that way.'
That's what Nomu Lab calls 'thoughtless acceptance.'
Whether a product is common and what its true nature actually is are separate matters.
I don't think that's what Nomu Lab really meant,
but the content read that way to me, so I commented."
I received this comment, so let me clarify.
First, I didn't write this with the nuance that "the most commonly seen specification is therefore correct."
I don't think that way myself.
So it's not thoughtless acceptance, and I agree with the point that
"many products like this ≠ inherently superior,"
Also, white crows do exist (single-threaded rear hubs without an ochocho washer).
I wrote before that electrical wire soldering has two types: wrapping and tying.
Of these two, only tying compensates for positional deviation without solder.
But from what I've seen, the wiring work done by others' hands—both amateur and professional—overwhelmingly tends toward wrapping.
No matter how you think about it, tying is superior for "the true nature of wiring,"
and I don't think wrapping being more common means wrapping is better.
To be blunt about radial lacing on the freewheel side:
unless it's something like 2:1 lacing, it's just stupid. Seriously.
If my writing came across as "that specification is common ≈ therefore it's correct,"
I apologize.
Thank you for the comment.
I received a comment saying
"On that point, I think something is off.
If we're saying that because most (all?) of the manufacturer's products (single-threaded fixed gear hubs) are that way, then it's correct,
then it would follow that
'radial lacing on the freewheel side is the right way because most wheels are laced that way.'
That's what Nomu Lab calls 'thoughtless acceptance.'
Whether a product is common and what its true nature actually is are separate matters.
I don't think that's what Nomu Lab really meant,
but the content read that way to me, so I commented."
I received this comment, so let me clarify.
First, I didn't write this with the nuance that "the most commonly seen specification is therefore correct."
I don't think that way myself.
So it's not thoughtless acceptance, and I agree with the point that
"many products like this ≠ inherently superior,"
Also, white crows do exist (single-threaded rear hubs without an ochocho washer).
I wrote before that electrical wire soldering has two types: wrapping and tying.
Of these two, only tying compensates for positional deviation without solder.
But from what I've seen, the wiring work done by others' hands—both amateur and professional—overwhelmingly tends toward wrapping.
No matter how you think about it, tying is superior for "the true nature of wiring,"
and I don't think wrapping being more common means wrapping is better.
To be blunt about radial lacing on the freewheel side:
unless it's something like 2:1 lacing, it's just stupid. Seriously.
If my writing came across as "that specification is common ≈ therefore it's correct,"
I apologize.
Thank you for the comment.