26" Rear Disc Wheel

[Spina-Pazza]

Hi guys...i need to build a 26" rear DISC wheel. i prefeer t build with ECHO 135mm DISC hub.

the question are easy: "how to build so that the DISC side are very strong and doesn't twist"?

choice??

build the disc side with 3.0mm spoke (wht you think about sapim XC-RAY spokes?

find a hub with extra wide flange so that the spoke length are more shorter?

actually no one fo pro-rider use a rear DISC brake...but in the future???

if you know anyone who use a rear disc brake on 26", and you know some secret or others....tell me!!!

many thanks!"!!!

[ZeroMatt]

To be honest mate if you build the wheel well with atleast a 3 cross pattern there is very little flex so no need to get massive spokes.

I have a pro2 on an echo 06 rim and it feels solid

Edited May 6, 2008 by ZeroMatt

[Alex Dark]

To be honest mate if you build the wheel well with atleast a 3 cross pattern there is very little flex so no need to get massive spokes.

I have a pro2 on an echo 06 rim and it feels solid

yeh, mats is damn solid...you cant feel the rim flexing away from the hub at all...just get a decent 3+ x build with some decent spokes with good tension and you'll be fine

[craigjames]

depends how much you weigh really. personally im only 10.5 stone and i couldnt feel the flex in my rear wheel running a disc at all. but then prawn had a go on it, him weighing a little more than me, he could make and feel the wheel flex. although the rbake still held strong.

make sure you get a very good build, even tensioned and make sure you keep the wheel tight, regulary checking it. having a disc will just exagerate any flex/movement in the loose spokes.

regards to what spokes, i used dt swiss competition DB spokes, was fine. could use double butter drive side adn plain guage non-drive to add a small amount of stiffness, but most of it will be down to the build itself.

hopes thats some help.