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Different take on bearings/flange in hubs

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Dr. Steve Brule:

--- Quote from: metalbmxer on September 05, 2017, 09:37:26 AM ---Which discipline of bicycling does this happen the most in where it actually makes a difference? Novel concept nonetheless

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It'll be for road cycling, probably to eliminate road buzz and get a smoother ride.

MEAT:
If it flexes as much as they show it moving, i bet your wheels would be all over the place, rubbing chainstays, forks, etc? Seems a horrible idea when flex can so easily be engineered into a carbon frame?

Does look cool though...

Mahoney:
I don't see it flexing enough to be a problem... I mean, its only .5mm and on a round surface, it can't really move much. I doubt we'd even notice a difference on a BMX bike honestly.

weedbix:
Whilst they mention shock absorption first, they are taking tiny elastic deformation of the hubshell super seriously.

http://www.gokiso.jp/en/products/hub_02.html

About 2/3rds of the way down they talk about deformation of the bearings as a consequence of hubshell deformation

If it was on Sheldon Brown's site it'd probably be presented like this:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainclean.html

14thStbikes:
So glad to see a bike part discussion... I couldn't just lurk.

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