Why high flange hubs

Mark McM. Ti Designs. Originally Posted by sg High flange hubs are cooler looking. Originally Posted by rustychisel it was so trackies could tell their road wheels from their track wheels without having to ask coach Originally Posted by Mark McM snipped. Originally Posted by ergott Okay, smarty-pants.

In reality, however, the extent of this effect is non-perceivable by a human being. Some people consider low flange hubs too ordinary and less aesthetically pleasing than high flange hubs. The smaller flange results in a denser spoke area and less flange material. Thus, all things being equal, the flanges on low flange hubs are weaker.

During riding the spokes flex ever so slightly. The rubbing between the spokes will file the head of the spokes and cause failure. Of course, this scenario is a bit extreme but not impossible nonetheless. If you want a strong hub, you have to go for a known manufacturer to ensure some degree of quality. If you have a cassette, the rear hub has to be equipped with a driver of a width corresponding to the number of speeds on the cassette.

If a hub matches the above requirements, the size of its flange is not a crucial part of the equation and more of a personal preference than an important technical aspect.

However, with cross lacing, the spokes become more tangent to the hub, and the difference in length between high-flange spokes and low flange spokes diminishes. A high-flange wheel laced via a 4x crossing pattern will use spokes of length extremely close to that of a 4x wheel with a low flange hub. The image above shows a 4x lacing pattern on a high flange hub. The green spoke crosses 4 purple spokes on the same side of the flange.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Skip to content Post author: B. A High Flange Hub. Our Hektor track frame was developed for use with the Gates Carbon Drive System and engineered for uncompromising performance. Our design included the traditional mm rear dropout width for which we developed our own hub, because we wanted both — fixed and freewheel belt drive options.

The result is a high flange flip-flop hub to mount our hybrid sprocket on the fixed-side 6-hole Shimano 9-Spline , or a classically threaded freewheel developed by Gates and White Industries on the opposite side. This mm rear hub comes with double-sealed cartridge bearings for smooth running durability. We appreciate that you are interested in buying a Schindelhauer bike and suggest purchasing it at one of our Schindelhauer dealers. They will provide you with personal advice, a test ride and also offer you their best service after your purchase.

Here you can find a list of our dealers:. They set up the bike for you professionally and will have it ready for pickup by arrangement. During your online purchase process, you will be shown the option to select a dealer near you as delivery address. The bike is delivered almost completely assembled.

As explained in the manual which comes with the bike, only the tires must be filled with the appropriate air pressure, the pedals and, if included, the frame-mounted front rack need to be attached, as well as the handlebars set straight. Information about delivery time, costs, returns and accessory shipping can be found on the Shipping Information page as well as our General Terms and Conditions.