Originally Posted by
Nagrom_
Am I the only one who thinks building with bladed spokes is almost easier? Makes wind up a non issue.
As long as you don't mind wearing a bladed spoke stabilizer on your off hand while building/truing... And it's not like you should avoid de-stressing regularly as a result. Only caveat is direct, no-j-bend spoke hubs -- then, bladed spokes are actually easier.