Originally Posted by
gt35built
Don't necessarily need 36, but for a rider I wouldnt go super low.
I wouldn't radially lace a wheel with more than 32 spokes unless the hub was really beefy...all those spokes add up to a lot of tension on the flanges. Then again, almost no one really needs 36 spokes on the front. A radially laced 36 spoke wheel would probably be fine, but I would feel better with crossed spokes on a high spoke count wheel, unless of course, the hub was specifically built for it.