I'm building up a few hub geared 20" wheels. The last one I did, given the large size of the hub and the small size of the wheel, a 2 cross was advised, and it worked out well. That was a 36 hole rim/hub. Now I'm rebuilding a 28 hole wheel (gear hub, 20" rim). It was originally done as a 3 cross, but I worry about extreme angles where the spoke meets the rim. I've had failures there before when attempting too many crosses on a hub gear build. But I've always done 36 hole, so now I'm wondering if the number of holes will affect the number of crosses I'm likely to want. It seems to me that less holes will increase the angle of the spokes and therefore make me more likely to want to go with a 2 cross, but I'd love to hear someone else's thoughts. I tend to put a fair amount of weight on my wheels (most of it from the heavier-than-average rider, but I also carry a fair amount at times), so I always try and build for strength. 28 spokes when a I prefer 36 and a 2X pattern when prefer 3X make me nervous. I can't do anything about the spoke count, so I'm just wondering if I should be considering a 3X build, or if my logic is sound in that 3X on such a small rim with a large hub will give me a bad spoke angle.