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SwissChap
So, this is a bit out of left field and might be a stupid question, but I just randomly came across this BMC 'Impec' concept bike from a while ago:
Why do the tangential 'spokes' on the rear wheel point in the direction they do? Thinking about it logically, it seems that when the hub is accelerated, rather than pulling the rim along, those 'spokes' will be under compression. Would it not make more sense the other way around?