Why is my front hub...
 

[Closed] Why is my front hub wider on one side?

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Just bought some wheels with Chosen hubs and the front is assemetric. I seem to remember Hope used to do this

Why?


 
Posted : 21/08/2018 11:37 pm
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wot u mean "wider"

disc-side needs a bit more room to fit the rotor in ?

"Boost-corrected" 100mm hubs presumably have the non-brake side spaced an extra 10mm (to preserve the right rotor spacing on the brake side)


 
Posted : 21/08/2018 11:41 pm
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Donyou mean the flanges are asymmetric, or the bearings are different internal diameters like a Lefty hub?

A lot of hubs are asymmetric, the biggest advantage that I can see is it means you only have to order one spoke length if the rear non drive side has a tall flange!

I've never been convinced by any other bullshit reason, for example if the disk side was larger to deal with disk forces, nope not buying that.


 
Posted : 22/08/2018 12:00 am