[NMCycling] geeky wheel question

[Neil McCasland]

Discs vs rim brakes impose entirely different load paths thru spokes.    Disc braking all torque originated at hub; same but opposite direction as drive in rear wheel from cogs.   Rim braking generates horizontal rear-pointing straight load (for brake pads up at top of wheel) thru spokes into hub - w very little torque.    Why front wheels can be radial laced w rim brakes, but rear cannot, nor can disc brake wheels

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