Originally Posted by wetjett01
I was just reading some questions about wheel building and it brought up a question of my own. I'm getting a set of Mavic CXP 30 tubular rims (thanks dubteka) that i'm gonna try building up myself. the front is 28 hole and the rear is 36. i like the look of radial lacing but i'm not sure if i could do it on both the front and rear rims or if radial lacing would even be structurally sound enough. they'll be used as Fixed training/ track tires so strength may be an issue. Anyone have any advice on strength requirements, hubs to use, good spokes, etc.? Also... i know "The Omnipotent" Sheldon Brown has some stuff on his site about wheel building but it's all about 3x and not radial. anyone have any links to radial lacing info or other related onfo that may help?
I do cover this at
http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html#radial.
Radial is dead easy to do, no special instructions required...the spokes just go straight out.
Radial is OK for front wheels that don't have hub brakes, but is not suitable for rear wheels or any wheel that has a hub brake.
Sheldon "http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuilding" Brown
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