Originally Posted by Nagrom_

He's decided on a rim, somewhat shallow alloy, and has only really shown interest in highly butted flexy spokes. Regardless of spoke pattern, at 170lbs, and with his amount of assumed power(25mph for 40 miles leads me to believe he has quite the engine) he's going to get a ton of flex.

I'm a bit heavier, not quite as powerful in the long run, and am getting a ton of flex out of a similar wheelset. And its lace 3x, 28h, with lasers.

If he's doing 24h, I'd HIGHLY recommend sapim races in the rear. No way lasers or CX rays will stay stiff with 24 spokes.