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.
Half radial spoking leaves the non-drive side with less tesion, not more. It's just a geometry problem, and the only way to get more equal tension is to use more crosses on the non-drive side, but the effect is too small to worry about.
Using lighter gauge spokes on the non-drive side equalizes stress, not tension. It makes a better wheel because the heavier spokes take more of the load.
Originally Posted by
dabac
Then again a regular 3x/3x built with the same loving care would probably have done just as well...
That's exactly right.
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