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Emyr
torque through the sprocket vs equal-and-opposite at the tyre, plus weight via the spokes... compressive is probably greater than torsional.
Looking at Airlite hubs, I don't think there was anything but friction and spoke tension to limit relative rotation between the two flanges:
http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/airlites.html