Tension differences in radail/1x wheels

[Christopher]

hi all
I have a gorgeous Ultegra 28 hole front hub that I am thinking of building into a new wheel. It is one of the forged 6500 models, not the new ones that look like a bit of flanged pipe.

Anyway the instructions say that this hub must not be radially spoked. Fair enough but is the tension that much lower if the wheel is 1x? I would go 2x if I had to, but no more.

 

[dan_bo]

Its' mainjly to do with the angle of pull on the flange-radials go err....radially and Shimano are reckoning there's not enough material to support the hub flange properly. It would probably be OK to build it radially (you're not a big lad) but just don't go back to shimano in the unlikely event you end up losing teeth.

 

[hubgearfreak]

the instructions say that this hub must not be radially spoked.

ignore them. what's the worst that could happen if your front hub disintegrates at speed?

it's just a case of falling face first into a few spokes, sharp metal shrapnel and then the tarmac.

 

[hubgearfreak]

sheldon discusses radial spoking at the bottom of this page;
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html