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Old 06-21-15 | 09:27 AM
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Wheel Building
Yeah, this doesn't exactly belong here but...

Does anyone build wheels and use the "over, over, under, skip one" method?

I did that, and I ended up with the spokes crossing about 4" or so out from the hub on one side, and 8" or so out on the other side. I tore the whole wheel apart, did it again and got the same result. My wife was watching me get frustrated, she looked at it and made some comment... it was then I swapped some spokes to have come out to "over, over, under, first one" and it appears to have come out correctly.

Is this going to be bad?
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