estone2 wrote:madcow wrote:alienator wrote:Did Mavic do the one-side-adjustable only rear to accomodate re-dishing if someone needed to switch between Campy and Shimano hubs?
No, changing Mavic from Campy to Shimano, does not require redishing, they built that into the hub design. Same goes for DT.
They did it so that a wheel can be trued if it ends up a little out
of true.
Meh it's dumb. Seems like you would slowly either accumulate wayyyy too much tension on the non-drive side, or slowly lose like, all
of it, till you ended up with a screwed up wheel either way.
-estone2
After thinking about this for a little bit, I think it would be easier for Mavic to mass produce these wheels by lowering the tolerancing
of things. A front wheel is symmetrical from side to side and easier to build than a rear. Getting the dish correct on a rear wheel takes a little work. When you have to get the drive side perfect because you can't change the lenghts
of the spokes once installed, well this seems like the easiest way to do it, by having the non-drive adjustable for the builder. Using the excuse
of being able to true the wheel, well this could be a trickle down effect. Others have found a way to build a rear wheel that doesn't go out
of true and it seems as if they've built a front that won't go out
of true, so why is Mavic slacking here? Usually front wheels go out
of true from hitting pot holes and so on way more often than rear wheels. I think its a just a way for Mavic to cut corners in their build process.
Where the
spoke meets the adjustable portion just seems like a point for the
spoke to snap. With conventional spokes they usually snap where they thread into the nipple or at the head... Well in reality they haven't gotten rid
of neither on the non-drive side.
I also figured, they would provide a nice carbon cover for the non-drive side to match the front because I think it will look a tad bit out
of place the way it is.
It will be interesting to hear some ride reports when these wheels are actually released. If going off
of Mavic's track record, they will be a little over the claimed weight, but will still sell the heck out
of them because they are Mavic's. Its the name brand recognition and advertisements just like they have done with the K's.
My $.02.