Originally Posted by Staggerwing

The build that you quoted sounds excellent, but stand by my assertion that the CX-ray spoke will result in a marginally stiffer build (ie deflection for a given load), simply by benefit of having a larger cross sectional area. I will note that the super spoke build may be as strong.

Super confusing, and somewhat counter intuitive, but strength and stiffness are not the same thing. I paid a lot of money to have that fact drilled into my thick skull. ;-)

In other words, proceed as planned, save for the final spoke switch step.

Still pulling for mango. Think not of the bike that you own now, but the one that you will soon need to complement those fine wheels. N+1 and all.