Originally Posted by
FBinNY
While I prefer to lace following the old pattern in the hub, it's mostly a cosmetic issue. There's some evidence that reversing the pattern increases the chance of flange failure, bit even so, it's not a material difference, so nothing to fret over. So no worries on the first question.
Cosmetics don;t really bother me at this point so it's good to know there's not a larger issue.
Originally Posted by
FBinNY
The Hi/lo pattern on the 2nd flange relates to a common newbie lacing error. To keep the following straight as I explain, let's call the valve noon on a clock, and the two spokes to it's right 1 & 2 respectively. Note whether these are left/right (to hub) or right/left, according to the zigzag in the rim. If they're left/right (1 goes to left flange), then that spoke stays to the left of the other all the way ending in a hole slightly to the left if sighting across the hub. Lay a pencil or spare spoke all the way across the hub at the respective holes and I'll bet that the left (
#1 ) spoke is ending in a hole to the right of your pencil.
I actually don't think this is a problem. Using your nomenclature my
#1 spoke goes to the NDS,
#2 to the DS. The
#1 spoke appears to stay to the left of the
#2 spoke the whole way. The
#1 flange hole is slightly to the left, or counterclockwise, of the
#2 hole when sighting parallel to the axle. To be more clear, the
#one hole is the nearest hole to the
#2 hole on the opposite flange, in the counterclockwise (left) direction (due to the fact that the holes in the flanges are offset, of course). This is all assuming you're looking at the drive side, not the other way around.