@Tom Tee posted:Because 17 spokes are correct for certain prototypes. Tom Mix would solder 17 individual spokes together over an aluminum jig when the job called for it.
I was referring to the prototype when I asked why would a designer would use 17 spokes.
15 spokes equals 24 degree--16 spokes equals 22.5 degrees -- 18 spokes equals 20 degrees---all easy measures.
17 spokes is not an easy measure of 360 degrees---so I was asking why choose that?