Old 05-21-12, 08:03 AM
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There's nothing inherently better or worse about 1x wheels so if it's a Cinderella story and the spokes fit go ahead. However because the cross will be so close to the hub, you cannot interlace the spokes inner over outer as you normally would with 3x.

There's another alternative that may also help. If you have 2 lengths handy which average the correct length, each being a few millimeters over or under, you can lace the wheel with all the longer spokes pulling, and the shorter ones "pushing". This puts a slight twist on the hub with respect to the rim, but if you stay within a few millimeters won't cause any issue in the wheel.
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