Cross-lacing, Revolutionary idea or just a gimmick?

[Spudman]

@SHAY_CAM

As for the cross lacing, it does increase the durability very much.

Think of this;

When a wheel takes a hard impact to the ground, the tire first absorbs the pressure, then the rim, then from the rim directly to the spokes. The spokes being centered bend slightly coming from the hub, giving a weak point in which the spoke can bend. The offset spoked holed rims allow the spokes to be completely straight, with no bend or bow at the slightest, giving much more increased spoke, and rim strength.

In other words, the pressure on impact is more evened out.

Wait… what? The cross-lacing that saskatchewanian is talking about is lacing the spokes from the right side of the hub to the left side of the rim, and vice versa. Unless the rim is designed for this, there will be a serious bend in the spoke at the rim.

It sounds like a decent idea to improve the lateral stability of larger wheels, but completely unnecessary for 20 or 24 inch wheels.

[SHAY_CAM]

@Spudman

Wait… what? The cross-lacing that saskatchewanian is talking about is lacing the spokes from the right side of the hub to the left side of the rim, and vice versa. Unless the rim is designed for this, there will be a serious bend in the spoke at the rim.

It sounds like a decent idea to improve the lateral stability of larger wheels, but completely unnecessary for 20 or 24 inch wheels.

I can see how that would be, imagine spoke lights on a coker at high speed on the crossed parts of the spokes. Wouldnt that look neat?