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Squid-In-Traini
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I built a wheel for fun today using a 32-hole Deore hub and Weinmann rim and lacing 8 no-name SS
spokes 2x on the drive side and 4 spokes radial on the non-drive side. Does this particular pattern
have a name, sorta like crow's foot, etc. I did it haphazardly, and since the NDS is radial, the
spokes on that side are too long (yes, one of them is very crooked), so it has 0 tension in those
and this wheel is unrideable right now, but I think I'll cut the spokes to length and see if I can
use them then.
Picture here: http://plaza.ufl.edu/phillee/****/wacky.jpg
I remember Rolf or some other company lacing one of their high-end road wheels in this fashion (2
drive-side with 1 NDS between them). Anyone remember?
Yes, the wheel really does have 4 or 5 flat spots from me riding in the dark and not realizing that
I was about to hit a curb. Hard.
Yes, I will ride the wheel, albeit without rear brakes The rim is a $2 singlewall that was used
with disc brakes for a long time, and I never bothered to true it because I didn't need to. It just
got worse and worse and I replaced the wheelset.
I think I'm going to make a bet with my riding buddies as to how long the rim will last.
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Phil, Squid-in-Training
spokes 2x on the drive side and 4 spokes radial on the non-drive side. Does this particular pattern
have a name, sorta like crow's foot, etc. I did it haphazardly, and since the NDS is radial, the
spokes on that side are too long (yes, one of them is very crooked), so it has 0 tension in those
and this wheel is unrideable right now, but I think I'll cut the spokes to length and see if I can
use them then.
Picture here: http://plaza.ufl.edu/phillee/****/wacky.jpg
I remember Rolf or some other company lacing one of their high-end road wheels in this fashion (2
drive-side with 1 NDS between them). Anyone remember?
Yes, the wheel really does have 4 or 5 flat spots from me riding in the dark and not realizing that
I was about to hit a curb. Hard.
Yes, I will ride the wheel, albeit without rear brakes The rim is a $2 singlewall that was used
with disc brakes for a long time, and I never bothered to true it because I didn't need to. It just
got worse and worse and I replaced the wheelset.
I think I'm going to make a bet with my riding buddies as to how long the rim will last.
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training