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mavic have been using that trick on Ksyriums for years now I think? Admittedly the non drive ¿side is laced 2x.
Which is not the same at all.
There are many reason, some may be conventional wisdom, but the gist is this; radial allow shorter spokes equal lighter.
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Understood. I was asking because it was suggested that it was a bad idea to lace radially on the drive side specifically. That being the case it seemed odd for a manufacturer of mavics "renown" for lack of a more accurate word, to utilise that approach on a 500 quid pair of wheels if it was structurally suspect. But if having the non drive laced 2x compensates for the torsional loads on the hub (which 100% radial I'm guessing wouldnt cope well with) that makes more sense.
altyris
Stem length makes me weep. Unsure about the drive side radial lacing thing though - mavic have been using that trick on Ksyriums for years now I think? Admittedly the non drive side is laced 2x, but anyone able to explain why they do that?
In any case it definitely looks like crap.