Radial Lacing

Has anyone ever had a radially laced wheel blowout? I have heard that they are less stiff, but just wondering...

Bicycle folklore has it that radial-spoked wheels give a "harsh" ride, because the shorter spokes are less "stretchy" than the longer spokes used in semi-tangent wheels. This is hooey!
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html#radial

they are more vertically stiff but are fine on a front. they are less torsionally stiff, hence why you never see radial on drive side of rear.

they are more vertically stiff but are fine on a front. they are less torsionally stiff, hence why you never see radial on drive side of rear.

unless you've got a hub brake on the front, of course!

"The other potential problem with radial wheels is that since the spokes are trailing straight outward on the hub flange, they can possibly rip the outer edge of the flange right off along the line of the spoke holes." (Sheldon)
well that sounds a bit worrying.
i was gonna go radial on the front of my new build, but i dont want to ruin my new phils...

i severely doubt you would rip the flange off a phil!! you would break spokes first or rim. guarenteed!!!

yeah, i agree, but he also talks about grooving the flange spoke holes. is this likely to happen with phils?

How heavy are you?

12, 12 and a half stone.

if you lace them on the inside they won't mark the rims and looks better. if you lace inside and out, or just out it will mark them.

if you lace them on the inside they won't mark the rims and looks better. if you lace inside and out, or just out it will mark them.

heard ur a prettydecent wheel builder. was wondering if u'd be up for building a radial wheel for me? wanted to do it myself, but might be better to get it done properly. if ur up for it how much would it cost?

£10, can do a radial <1hr

sweet, i got the hubs but haven't got the rims or spokes yet. probably won't be for a while but nice to know that ur up for it.
ill let u know buddy.