Radial lacing vs weight vs 3x vs 4x suitability

I'm 6 ft 2 weigh about 16 stone 10 and currently use 3x 48h wheels, do you reckon I would be alright to switch to radial front and back for tricks? or even to use 2 wheels instead of 3? would this help me go faster thanks to decreased rolling resistance?
I was thinking about possibly going for some carbon rims as well, maybe carbon spokes or possibly magnesium alloy, if these are unavailable I may select adamantium or unobtanium, depending on which is the fashionable hipster metal of the moment.
I'm also strongly considering changing my religous beliefs, and painting my face in multiple colours in honour of "The Lord Tynan Almighty''s" avatar, do you think i'll look like a twat or do you reckon it'll be ok?

Also do you know if I can get carbon unobtanium/adamanitum rims in the same green as my selle italia supercharger saddle?

Kthnxbi

J xxxx

do you think i'll look like a twat or do you reckon it'll be ok?

You don't sound like someone who worries about that.

radial sputniks 48h, can't go wrong, as they are bestest rims ever

Radial.. with alu nipples glued to a crash-damaged Zipp carbon rim..

radial sputniks 48h, can't go wrong, as they are bestest rims ever

I appreciate the input but you missed the most important part of the post regarding rim choice >

Also do you know if I can get carbon unobtanium/adamanitum rims in the same green as my selle italia supercharger saddle?

Colour coordination being essential after all.

Radial.. with alu nipples glued to a crash-damaged Zipp carbon rim..

Carbonanium or unobtanium carbon alloy? I need clarification.

I don't understand why you'd wanna go radial if you're gonna beat the shit out of your wheels, James... I ploughed into the side of a taxi yesterday and my 36h 3-cross front wheel didn't feel a thing... Amazing... Cross-lace those muthas! ;]

What about cross laced radial? Do you think that would work well?

I vote boudica style wheels with pointy bits.

What about cross laced radial? Do you think that would work well?

:)

I had a set of self-built 3x rims laced to radial hubs, and only had to true them once in about 10,000 miles.

Weirdly, some factory made radial rims laced to 3x hubs were fucking shit.

Got some crow's foot high flange rims waiting to be married up to hybrid radial/0.5x deep section box track hubs. Can't wait to cobble them together for Paris-Roubaix next year :)

All of the above were 30h, and with an amazing high polish matt finish. Timeless.

this should hold ya up

I'm 6 ft 2 weigh about 16 stone 10 and currently use 3x 48h wheels, do you reckon I would be alright to switch to radial front and back for tricks? or even to use 2 wheels instead of 3? would this help me go faster thanks to decreased rolling resistance?
I was thinking about possibly going for some carbon rims as well, maybe carbon spokes or possibly magnesium alloy, if these are unavailable I may select adamantium or unobtanium, depending on which is the fashionable hipster metal of the moment.
I'm also strongly considering changing my religous beliefs, and painting my face in multiple colours in honour of "The Lord Tynan Almighty''s" avatar, do you think i'll look like a twat or do you reckon it'll be ok?

Also do you know if I can get carbon unobtanium/adamanitum rims in the same green as my selle italia supercharger saddle?

Kthnxbi

J xxxx

Well, in my recent (and in hindsight rather shit) post about BLB you told me:

Radial is fucking pointless, good on them for advising against it, resistance from side to side impacts, e.g. hitting potholes going round corners etc etc is piss poor compared to 3X etc. The only reason I can see for radial is maybe for aero purposes so you can lace bladed spokes dead straight from hub to rim, but even then, I think you aren't left with a very resilient wheel.

However, I think you've learnt the error of your ways, so I would say run 4h unobtanium on both (radial of course). Failing the unobtanium rims, I would go for a hybrid crows beak laced to carbon, but only if you can get the nipples in green.

this should hold ya up

"Lightest disc in the world"-actually-being-strong fail.

However, I think you've learnt the error of your ways, so I would say run 4h unobtanium on both (radial of course). Failing the unobtanium rims, I would go for a hybrid crows beak laced to carbon, but only if you can get the nipples in green.

I have seen the light...praise the Tynan and all his disciples, the question remains though is unobtanium going to be more laterally stiff than the adamantium rims, and will I still be able to get green nipples for them due to the quadruple eyeletting carbonium system?

I have seen the light...praise the Tynan and all his disciples, the question remains though is unobtanium going to be more laterally stiff than the adamantium rims, and will I still be able to get green nipples for them due to the quadruple eyeletting carbonium system?

Yes is the short answer to your question, but to clarify the answer is no, unobtanium certainly will always never be laterally stiffer than adamantium. There again, it depends on what warp you normally run at. Never run unobtanium with an uneven number of teeth on your cog, or a tooth is liable to spontaneously vanish due to quantum coupling.

If you can find some blue nipples designed for the quadruple eyeletted carbonium system then they should appear green when laced to unobtanium, due to the standing waves introduced by the mismatch.

Finally, never look at an unobtanium wheel whilst riding, since they rely on Hesienberg's uncertainty principle to operate. I'm sure you knew that already.

So anyway, getting back to the point, the answer is yes, but possibly no. Hope this clears it all up for you.

Yes is the short answer to your question, but to clarify the answer is no, unobtanium certainly will always never be laterally stiffer than adamantium. There again, it depends on what warp you normally run at. Never run unobtanium with an uneven number of teeth on your cog, or a tooth is liable to spontaneously vanish due to quantum coupling.

If you can find some blue nipples designed for the quadruple eyeletted carbonium system then they should appear green when laced to unobtanium, due to the standing waves introduced by the mismatch.

Finally, never look at an unobtanium wheel whilst riding, since they rely on Hesienberg's uncertainty principle to operate. I'm sure you knew that already.

So anyway, getting back to the point, the answer is yes, but possibly no. Hope this clears it all up for you.

Thank you, I feel like I have a much better understanding of radial lacing vs weight vs 3x vs 4x suitability cross referenced with the use of artificial metals such as unobtanium, adamantium, carbonium, and of course green nipples......I like green nipples.

I had a set of self-built 3x rims laced to radial hubs, and only had to true them once in about 10,000 miles.

Weirdly, some factory made radial rims laced to 3x hubs were fucking shit.

if you'd used an inverse double-tuck with a half rotation to lace those up, it would've worked better.

Got some crow's foot high flange rims waiting to be married up to hybrid radial/0.5x deep section box track hubs. Can't wait to cobble them together for Paris-Roubaix next year :)

All of the above were 30h, and with an amazing high polish matt finish. Timeless.

my crow's foot high flange rims match my settee wonderfully, and the performance gain has been astronomical. i strongly recommend you consider some crow's foot high flanges, which can be optimised for both northern and southern hemisphere conditions.

Which is the more fashionable hipster metal though?, which will get me the most kudos from my media entrenched creative acquaintances?

More importantly is unobtanium safe to use, or am I risking potential death or far worse....fashion fail, by using said metal?

adamantium will be in short supply once that Wolverine vs MASH movie comes out next week. i suggest you buy as much as possible now.

Shit, if I buy now do you think I will make a good return on my investment?......or alternatively.... end up a broke fashion victim surrounded by impractical parts made out of inappropriate materials unfit for the purpose intended, and verging on dangerously unsafe to ride on the roads due to possibility of extreme death.

sell everything, buy adamantium futures. it is the spoke nipple material of the future.

Shit, if I buy now do you think I will make a good return on my investment?......or alternatively.... end up a broke fashion victim surrounded by impractical parts made out of inappropriate materials unfit for the purpose intended, and verging on dangerously unsafe to ride on the roads due to possibility of extreme death.

Well James, the answer is obvious, it's really hard to say. If I were looking to invest then I would steer well clear of such volatile markets as Unobtanium and Adamantium.

In relation to the cycling investment sector I would go with wood. I have seen quite a lot of children riding on pure wood setups recently, especially in the Stoke Newington area. These cats are brakeless and gearless, they don't even rock chains, the pedals are directly coupled to the wheel. Anecdotal reports say this makes them feel more at one with the bike.

From a pure investment point of view, you could do far worse than Ambergris. It's a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray or blackish color produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, much vaunted by the perfume industry.

In the current economic climate, Ambergis is likely to hold value much better than the frightfully common metals you speak of. I would recommend Ambergis futures, although I should caveat that by saying that as a geared investment you stand to lose more than your original stake.

So to summarise, buy Ambergis, sell Unobtanium. Although Ambergis will not make a very resillient wheel. For this reason of structural marginality, I would advise strongly against investment in Ambergis.

I hope this clears everything up for you.