Odd Hub Design (Pros vs. Cons?)

I found a hub on 'Danscomp.com' (danscomp.com) called the 'ECLET TECK
FRONT HUB' (http://www.danscomp.com/427115.php?cat=PARTS). I was
wondering what the benefit's or possible "fails" are of having a hub
without flanges were.
From what I can speculate is that it would virtually eliminate any
"flanges warping" (duh!) that some of the KH '07's had. Then on the
negative side I would guess more of the force would go directly into the
spokes causing more chance for breaking and going out of true. But I
really have no idea . What about you all, have any idea?

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I think it would be a B*tch to lace!


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Do they make the spokes in the size you would need? Looks pretty clear
you can't use regular ones...


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Straight pull spokes are less likely to fail. Almost all spoke failures
are at the bend before the flange where the material is stressed the
most.

I hope you don't think you can use this hub for a unicycle.


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harper;1131778 wrote:
I hope you don't think you can use this hub for a unicycle.



Why not? I mean just modify it of course, but I mean that sort of
idea. Without flanges.


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adjuggler;1131858 wrote:
Why not? I mean just modify it of course, but I mean that sort of idea.
Without flanges.



you would need to modify the idea of it. Not the hub itself. Maybe make
your own hub similar to it?


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I am guessing that you have to take the hub shell off the axle to lace.
That would be a pain to do with a unicycle as you also have bearings to
deal with.

Having it removable like that would introduce yet another place where
the hub would be likely to develop some slop over time. I could be
totally wrong about removing the shell to lace though I don't see how
else to do it with that hub.

Spokes would be harder to get and you might have to have them custom
cut.


In some situations it may be easier to replace a broken spoke. (spokes
on the far side do not get in the way)

It would build a stronger wheel that stays true longer and does not
require as much stress relieving after being built. (shorter break in
period)

Stiffer wheel.

No more bent flanges.


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Seems like a really cool idea, high flanges are usually used to create a
more rigid wheel so a wheel w/o flanges (or low flanges) would be
noticeably more flexy than a hub with flanges similar to a normal uni
hub. If you created an angled (high) flange hub designed for
straight-pull spokes, all the spokes could load easily from the outside
and create a strong wheel with good rigidity. The manufacturing process
would require more machining, and might be slightly heavier, however the
flanges could be made lighter (larger or more cutouts) due to the
straight pull on the flange.


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johnfoss;1131775 wrote:
Do they make the spokes in the size you would need? Looks pretty clear
you can't use regular ones...



Actually, I'm pretty sure this hub does use normal spokes. They don't
come out of the hub radially, it's designed for a 4-cross pattern. The
shoulder of the spoke is the part that sits in the hole, and the spoke
lays tangent to the outside of the hub. I saw one on my friend's bmx
bike a month or so ago... I think he said it's great for not screwing up
spokes during grinds.

Awesome design, but I think it'd be a little hard to make work with a
unicycle hub.


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