Originally Posted by
dabac
When I got myself a pair of ceramic coated rims I treated myself to a wheel build with all the bells and whistles. DT Alpine in 3X on the DS and DT Rev in radial on the NDS(heads-out). Topped it off with lacing it in lateral cross. Linseed oil as lube/threadlock. Didn't have any trouble tensioning the Revs. The Alpines were a snug fit in the flange. It does even out tension balance a bit when compared to a 3X/3X build.
If I hadn't had to redish when I finally switched fom 7-speed to 9-speed I probably still wouldn't have touched the spokes, despite hard touring use.
Then again a regular 3x/3x built with the same loving care would probably have done just as well....
Someone pointed out to me that radial lacing can void warranties on some hubs. Since I planned to build with a King hub, I checked and it does with them. So I think I may to 3xDS and 3xNDS, but use db2.0/1.8 on DS and db1.8/1.6 on NDS.
Originally Posted by
joejack951
Revolutions only seem to become an issue with tensioning when you get over 100 kgf, at least that's what I found building my commuer wheelset (DT Rev 32 spoke, 3 cross disc wheel up front, DT Rev NDS, Comp DS, 32 spoke, 3 cross rear). My rear NDS spokes only reached ~90 kgf (offset rim) and a little chain lube dripped onto the nipples cured any twisting. The front wheel required me to hold some spokes with pliers to finally get the tension up without twisting the spokes. I only realized how much spoke twisting I had when I first tried to ride the front wheel. Putting the front brake on hard caused a lot of spoke pinging (a little unnerving).
I keep a couple of those black paper binders/clips on my stand, and sometimes I'll clip them onto the spoke mid-length, as I turn the nipple, so I can get an idea of how much wind-up I'm getting. It's good for me to do as a reference every now and then.