Flexing back wheel

[ColinJ]

Was looking at the spec and trying to work out how you get 21 spokes in a wheel? Maybe they left some out by mistake....

Rear wheel, 7x2 on the drive side (which needs more tension), 7x1 on the other.

My Khamsins work like that but I think they have 27 spokes on the rear.

(Confirmed - 27)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Was looking at the spec and trying to work out how you get 21 spokes in a wheel? Maybe they left some out by mistake....

Certainly a weird lacing pattern to achieve it

 

[I like Skol]

Certainly a weird lacing pattern to achieve it

Possibly 14 crossed on drive side and 7 radial on non-driveside? Spec just says 21 x 2 cross, but I'm sure crossed spokes can only be in pairs, hence no odd numbers?

Just looked at the pictures and it is a hybrid crossed & radial mix. Maybe a wheel that is so clearly targeted at minimum weight really isn't suitable for us 95kg powerhouses? 60kg racing snakes only.....

 

[I like Skol]

Just to add, I certainly would never consider running such a minimalist wheelset in the real world. I'm afraid you have been sucked in by the marketing BS my friend....

 

[vickster]

100kg max weight so close to that. 60 day return period

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[Ajax Bay]

95kg plus weight of bike (let alone full bottles, under-seat bag, mudguards, pump, lights) is well over 100kg. Not fit for the OP's purpose.
Lacing pattern on rear (21 spokes) is as per Skolly's guess and Colin's example: 14 (2-crossed) on right and 7 radial on left - NB not 'weird'. Not surprised it's flexing like a bendy thing under that load, with the OP's immense power and not enough spokes.

 

[rogerzilla]

Many wheels do this if you're a bit of a torque monster. The pros often go up mountains with the rear brake QR open, or they did before discs. It's worse if the frame has a flexible rear end.

I've also had this at the front, but in that case it is usually the fork to blame.

 

[Beespoke]

Many wheels do this if you're a bit of a torque monster. The pros often go up mountains with the rear brake QR open, or they did before discs. It's worse if the frame has a flexible rear end.

I've also had this at the front, but in that case it is usually the fork to blame.

Pro's do open up the calipers on climbs but then, pro's also ride what they are given, not necessarily what they themselves would want to ride... I build unbranded training wheels up for a number of pro's because what they are given for training is trendy crap...

Those hunt wheels running 21 or 14:7 spokes in the rear wheel are evidently pushing the beyond the boundaries of practicality in the real world for a lot of riders. Yet their marketing suggests otherwise. I'd much rather "for no more money than the OP's initial purchase" build a 28 or 32 hole rear wheel and a 24 or 28 front wheel for a customer knowing its not going to be returning with any issues, and when the rims eventually wears out, I won't be ripping off the customer "in Hunts case" with a very specific replacement rim.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Chapeau for not adding a link to
Beespoke wheels , Chris
Edit:

 

[thunderlips76]

It is however true that I’m a torque monster

 

[ColinJ]

It is however true that I’m a torque monster

Pah - torque is cheap... Let's see your broken rear spokes!

 

[Beespoke]

Chapeau for not adding a link to
Beespoke wheels , Chris

Thats not me, I'll advise people and happily share knowledge, if people then choose to come to me that's their choice. I'm not like hunt, what you see is what you get.

Thanks for sharing the link though 🤣

🐝

 

[thunderlips76]

Forums eh 🙄

 

[vickster]

Did you check the weight limit before buying the wheels?

 

[thunderlips76]

Yep