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I think either Jobst Brandt or Damon Rinard concluded that there was no measurable benefit to the wheel structure
That was what I understood, but Gerd Schraner thinks otherwise...
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Scilly.Suffolk
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Gerd Schraner thinks otherwise
How many wheels actually fail half way up the spokes where they rub on one another? If you think it's really an issue, there are straight pull designs which don't let the spokes touch at the crossing anyway :) The whole article reads like a "just so" story, I bet the next paragraph explains why tied and soldered wheels are vertically compliant but laterally rigid :)
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I think either Jobst Brandt or Damon Rinard concluded that there was no measurable benefit to the wheel structure, but I suppose tethering a broken spoke might be worthwhile on an XC race bike where you might have to ride it for a long time before getting a replacement.