Another day, another wheel (and so on).
Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #2 using a Gokiso hub.
18H black CX-RAY outpoke radial lacing.
This hub has flanges that stick out from the hub shell
in a shape like the roots of a wind-swept pine tree, so
dimensionally the hub flange sits roughly below the bearing,
and spoke tension is kept from loosening the bearing preload
as much as possible.
Which means even with inpoke radial lacing
there probably wouldn't be bearing issues, but
because the spoke holes are quite far inboard relative to the flanges,
and from the flange angles and hole shapes (countersink depth),
it's not suited for inpoke, so I went all outpoke.
Evolite hubs can do inpoke radial lacing too, in theory.
But since they use a plain pressed fit with no bearing adjustment mechanism,
if play develops there's nothing you can do about it.
With Evolite hubs I was able to reduce bearing play by machining the shaft inside the shell, but...
The Star front hub's flange ring design probably reflects
these same concerns, but
I chickened out on the front wheel in the photo and went all outpoke instead.
It's an experimental wheel, not for sale, so it would've been fine to try it though.
A good number of the experimental and race wheels I've built this year
use Star hubs.
Interesting hubs, regardless of the merits.
I've figured most of it out, so I'm over it now.
Built the front wheel for Nomu Lab Wheel #2 using a Gokiso hub.
18H black CX-RAY outpoke radial lacing.
This hub has flanges that stick out from the hub shell
in a shape like the roots of a wind-swept pine tree, so
dimensionally the hub flange sits roughly below the bearing,
and spoke tension is kept from loosening the bearing preload
as much as possible.
Which means even with inpoke radial lacing
there probably wouldn't be bearing issues, but
because the spoke holes are quite far inboard relative to the flanges,
and from the flange angles and hole shapes (countersink depth),
it's not suited for inpoke, so I went all outpoke.
Evolite hubs can do inpoke radial lacing too, in theory.
But since they use a plain pressed fit with no bearing adjustment mechanism,
if play develops there's nothing you can do about it.
With Evolite hubs I was able to reduce bearing play by machining the shaft inside the shell, but...
The Star front hub's flange ring design probably reflects
these same concerns, but
I chickened out on the front wheel in the photo and went all outpoke instead.
It's an experimental wheel, not for sale, so it would've been fine to try it though.
use Star hubs.
Interesting hubs, regardless of the merits.
I've figured most of it out, so I'm over it now.