Quote Originally Posted by DebW View Post
White Industries H1 hub: the photo on their web page looks like this hub requires minimal, if any, dishing because the non-drive side flange is set in almost as much as the drive side flange. True? Not sure which would be stronger: minimizing the dish, or putting the flange as far out as possible.

I was reading a wheel building manual recent which highly recommended butted spokes for their stretching properties.
Deb, John gives a very succinct explanation about the flanges on his product page. Read the paragraph for race wheels. http://www.bfwg.net/BFWG/Products.html

Yes, butted spokes can be much cushier than straight gauge because of that elasticity. The spokes on my cross bike are straight gauge. Ow, ow, ow. Of course, they were built for the average consumer who weights more than I do.