Fair Wheel Bikes Road Hubs Review

Wow, what a massively comprehensive review. Thanks to the guys at Fairwheels for their continued contributions to the cycling community! Although it is all road stuff, There is quite a bit we can take from this. I'll write a post sometime soon discussing the various designs available for cassettes. And here is an interesting quote about bracing angle. I am sure the square rule works well as an approximation for road wheels, but I wonder if it is accurate as we get down to smaller rim diameters:

Notes on Bracing angle: Bracing angle (or flange offset) is the most important factor effecting the lateral stiffness and stability of the wheel. The lateral stiffness imparted by the spokes goes up with the *square* of the bracing angles, while using more or heavier spokes only results in a linear increase in stiffness... and an increase in weight.


And now for some hub porn

C-4 Flangeless



Alchemy with super wide bearing and flange spacing


Tune carbon-wrapped flangeless:

Alchemy rear with bearings inside and outside driver to maintain concentricity




Tune with Carbon-fiber axle. Who wants to be the first to test this with pegs ;)