@GVDobler posted: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?
To save weight. And to avoid a very short spoke directly on top of the side rod bearing. I would suggest that they found out some day about a tendency of stress breaks . All these parts are super heavy and hammer around a lot at higher speeds.
