is this not a good middle ground between a 24/28 and 32/32 build?
The sensible middle ground would be 24/32. That's a pretty close match for the typical 60/40 weight distribution, and handily biased to throw the surplus axial stiffness at the front wheel where it's felt most.
Our parents were not wrong when they defaulted to 32/40 rather than 36/36, and the demise of differential spoke counts on commodity bikes was not done for the benefit of users but for the convenience of factories.
Thanks for the reply. Seems I can get the 32/28 hubs that they have in stock for £65 less so probably answers my question aswell. Any notable differences in the XR22t vs XR26t aside from the obvious?
doug1e
cycleclinic
The sensible middle ground would be 24/32. That's a pretty close match for the typical 60/40 weight distribution, and handily biased to throw the surplus axial stiffness at the front wheel where it's felt most.
Our parents were not wrong when they defaulted to 32/40 rather than 36/36, and the demise of differential spoke counts on commodity bikes was not done for the benefit of users but for the convenience of factories.