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Shimano Alfine 8-Speed IGH flange dimensions I'm building my first wheel and have a H Plus & Sons Archetype rim and a Shimano Alfine 8-speed hub gear. Looking at the spoke calculations, I have the Shimano spec which indicates a Flange Diameter of 104.3 and an P.C.D of 92.6. But on the web, I'm reading that 'flange diameter' and 'p.c.d.' are one and the same(e.g.: here). So if I'm using spokelengthcalculator.com, what should I use in the left/right flange diameter?

Shimano uses their PCD numbers to describe the circle that runs through the center of the spoke holes. This is the number that most written references about wheelbuilding call the flange diameter, and is the number that the classical spoke length formula (which most spoke calculation tools use) is built to take as its input. So the basic answer is use the PCD and ignore the other one.

The other number is the outside diameter of the flange. There is never a time this is pertinent to a hand or small production wheelbuilder. It's there so that producers with automated lines can know which hub loading machines are compatible with a given hub before making their orders. For example, whether you can use the little Holland Mechanics hub filling station, or if it needs the big one.

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