Originally Posted by
bradtx
"I do have some lower spoke count road / racing hubs I might use for that." --Sixty Fiver
Yeah, a forty spoke wheel would let them gram down from a 48! Seriously the pictured stuff looks like it'd make an excellant tandem/triplet wheelset.
Brad
This is what these wheels are normally for... being that they are also 26 inch they are obscenely strong and would normally be used under expedition / touring tandems or for extreme utility use.
Can't see the point in building 40 spoke wheels when 8 more spokes adds little in the way of weight and adds a lot in the way of strength... 700c versions of this wheel are always 48 as they need that extra strength.
These are for a single rider bike... it's owner is more than two of me and wanted the best wheels possible under his to be built custom but will use these on his existing mtb until that is built.