Bicycle Mechanics - wierd and wonderful spoke lacing patterns

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nipple twister
03-31-05, 02:20 AM
whats the wierdest spoke pattern youve seen or heard of?

khuon
03-31-05, 02:34 AM
I'm not sure this is the weirdest but it's certainly bound to be strong. :)

http://www.chainganglowrider.com/39670%2024%20144%20Fan.jpg

I've also seen some twisted/intertwined spoke lacing but I can't seem to find a good picture of one.
nipple twister
03-31-05, 02:51 AM
that would be a nice wheel, whats it from a schwinn? ive built countless snow flakes( twisted spokes) but i am on the hunt for a new challenge. cheers and keep em comin. matt

khuon
03-31-05, 02:57 AM
that would be a nice wheel, whats it from a schwinn? ive built countless snow flakes( twisted spokes) but i am on the hunt for a new challenge. cheers and keep em comin. matt

144 spokes... 26" wheel... lowrider cruiser...

http://www.chainganglowrider.com/57599%20Luxo-Cruiser%20144%20Black.jpg
nipple twister
03-31-05, 03:04 AM
FULL ON!!!!! they must take an hour to lace and the sme to tension and true! nice.
Hunter
03-31-05, 06:23 AM
I recently laced a 32 hole White Industries hub to a 16 hole Zipp rim. It is a one cross pattern.
aadhils
03-31-05, 08:21 AM
hey,

The front wheel has the twisted spoke pattern...

http://www.bikecommute.com/Waterford.JPG
Charles Ramsey
03-31-05, 11:25 AM
You could try a spiral pattern it would put increadable torque on your hub.
Jonny B
03-31-05, 12:18 PM
A normal takes me an hour to lace and at least two to true (unless I'm lucky). 144 spokes would take all day.

The wheels on my BMX are laced pretty funky; the front is crow's foot (two 2x spokes and 1 radial spoke in a 'set', with 8 sets on each side (its a 48h wheel), and the rear is the same but with full radial on the non-drive side.

I built up a front wheel for that bike a few years ago with a spiral pattern using 4x spokes (all spokes on each side point the same direction, so no crossovers). Looks cool but is probably hell from a physics point of view.
legalize_it
03-31-05, 09:33 PM
heres a spoking pattern i developed myself, so you can lace a 28 hole hub to a 36 hole rim. its a pain to true, probably isnt strong, and ive never actually ridden the wheel i built with the pattern, but it looks neat and different.
legalize_it
03-31-05, 09:35 PM
oh ya, and calculating the spoke lengths requires a buttload of trig
nipple twister
03-31-05, 10:58 PM
nice, keep em comin folks, for any one interested in building wheels there is a free spoke length calculator at; www.bikeschool.com its very precise and hasnt let me down yet! B.I.G THANKS TO ALL WHO MAKE THESE SITES POSS. am off to twist on some nipples! Matt
steveknight
03-31-05, 11:03 PM
FULL ON!!!!! they must take an hour to lace and the sme to tension and true! nice.

no because no human hand has ever touched it (G)
theautorestorer
04-02-05, 08:15 PM
I laced a cross two crows foot on a 36 hole Eddco hub and a campy omega tubular. It was a radial spoke with spokes crossing across it hence the crows foot. I built it 15 years ago and it's still going strong a nhardly ever needs truing. By the way I built it with 15/16/15 dt's and alloy nipples.
TRIKE IT
04-03-05, 03:22 AM
i always go with cross 4..or i'll bust spokes ..lol

those lowrider non crossing pattern sucks for torque


i still use a set of rims i built 25 years ago with suzi hubs araya rims and .145 spokes.......indistuctable!!