Originally Posted by
mark03
That was how my '94 Bike Friday Pocket Rocket was built (451mm rims with 24 holes and 36-hole hubs with every third one left empty). Worked fine for several years but shortly before taking the bike on a loaded tour I broke a spoke in the rear wheel and was concerned that I might have more problems on the tour. I wasn't too confident about rebuilding it with the 24/36 combination so I replaced the rim with one that had 36 spoke holes for a more straight forward wheel build. The bike is still using the 24/36 combination on the front wheel and I have had no other wheel issues.