Wheel building and spoke patterns

[Defiant]

Hi Guys,

in a couple of weeks i need to get some wheels build but I do not know which pattern i would like to use,..what is your favourite?

Here are some examples

Radial / 3xcrossed mix

5 spokes crows foot

Hybrid crows foot

3-pulling/3-pushing

and there is offcourse ; snowflake and radial and loads more,.....
http://www.bikeboosting.nl/index.php?patroon

 

[Corduroyboy]

I quite like the last one, plus, it has the advantage of using equal length spokes. I imagine that getting unequal length spokes for the crowsfeet patterns would be a bit of a headache!

 

[Defiant]

What would you,..combination of 2 patterns?,..or front and rear the same?

 

[MikeD]

Straight three-cross, everywhere, for everything.

 

[Defiant]

Straight three-cross, everywhere, for everything.

that's kinda normal right?

 

[dyna-ti]

It's safer,many modern hub flanges can't take the stresses on anything fancy
I am having a wheel built by a very good builder,he's been at it for about 40years ,i phoned him asking about these unusual lacing's ,he said that they aren't recommended for hope or king hubs ,i didnt ask him about other hubs ,as its a king thats relevant to my build

 

[fuzzywig]

Can't go wrong with the hybrid crows foot. I built mine 18 months ago and it still runs true, that's on a daily rider too not just an ornamental...

I built mine different to your illustration though, I've got the radials running on the inside of the hub flange with the crossed dpokes on the outside.

 

[Defiant]

as its a king thats relevant to my build

for me to; i bought a new set of Chris King Classic hubs in red last week,..

i have asked Ernie Frieke (Bikeboosting, probably 1 of the best builder around) what pattern to use , he told me the straight 3 cross,..also because i am not a lightweight myself,...

 

[yo-eddy]

as its a king thats relevant to my build

for me to; i bought a new set of Chris King Classic hubs in red last week,..

i have asked Ernie Frieke (Bikeboosting, probably 1 of the best builder around) what pattern to use , he told me the straight 3 cross,..also because i am not a lightweight myself,...

Just do as the man (Ernie) says He knows what he´s talking about.....
ps Red KINGS are nice (for the Serotta??)

 

[tintin40]

I've got 2 X which looks good. I had 1X BITD