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Old 07-05-16 | 09:41 PM
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Banzai
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From: St. Paul, MN

Bikes: Cannondale CAAD9, Ritchey Breakaway Cross, Nashbar X-frame bike, Bike Friday Haul-a-Day, Surly Pugsley.

28/24 wheel build

Late night musings on a topic that's been beat to death, but that's what keeps this forum going, right?

So, I've long been a 32 spoke rear, 28 spoke front wheel builder. It's my favorite spoke combination, and I think it was also one of Sheldon Brown's favorite counts. However...

I recently found a great deal on some hubs. These are 28 rear, 24 front. Given the low spoke counts many ride around, it seems almost silly to even be doing any hand-wringing over this build, especially since I only weigh 140lbs. But, personal long-standing preference is leading me to do so.

Planning 3x for the rear, and whatever for the front. And I'm sure they'll be fine for me. Maybe it's just offending my latent OCD traits.

Of note, the hubs are 10 speed. This is important, because NDS spoke tensions on many of the 11 speed hubs are so low that I won't go below 32 spoke on those. On 10 speed though, 28 spoke will be just fine, I think.

I dunno. Should I buy the hubs and do the build?
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