Originally Posted by
Kimmo
Given there are both advantages and disadvantages of radial vs tangential lacing, crow's foot and hybrid crow's foot split the difference to varying degrees.
Mind you, these are small effects on mass, aerodynamics and strength (except for wheels with cogs or hub brakes, and hubs with flanges at risk of failure under radial loads), so it's mostly a matter of aesthetics.
I was hoping the OP would explain why he wants that particular build.
I find that using a thinner gauge spoke aids in building up a crow's foot, or any other multi-cross lacing, substantially, especially on hubs with thick flanges.
which is probably why the spokes are alternating in some of those builds.
Although, IMO, you are defeating some of the benefits by alternating in a pattern that doesn't cause the radial spokes to touch the tangent spokes.
What benefits are you defeating? It looks to me like that wheel needs 4 uncrossed radial spokes just to make the symmetry work in a 32 hole rim. What's the benefit of having 3 spokes cross in one spot? IF you use a lighter spoke in that case, why can't you use a lighter spoke in an ordinary pattern?