• Hope have beefed up the hub flange to take radial lacing, but forgot to mention, it pulls the bearing bore apart. After that, bearing retaining is your only hope.
    I wouldn't try it on the rear either.

  • Hope Mono RS hubs, 24 hole and below, I have built radially and not experienced bearing play.
    I have also already said that I don't build the rear NDS radially because of the lack of "meat" in the hub flange. Even at lower NDS tensions the forces on CNC machined hubs radially can cause failure. I have seen this before personally.

  • Ha.interesting. All front rs monos I have seen built radially or tried to build radially had a play in them, all were 20h.Just riding along seems to have the same experience. Some 32h 3 crossed ones had the same issue. Bad apples in a batch I suppose.

    Regarding rear nds radial, I agree with what you said about the flange not being beefy enough to withstand the force.Even if it could withstand it , you could have had bearing play as a bonus ;-)

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