Originally Posted by
Doge
No they don't.
https://youtu.be/f771wXxw2vs
To go to another example the 2:1 lacing - both sides carry the same lower tension ~100kgf where an even spoke lacing takes 140kgf on drive side.
In my experience they do. And there is no reason that 2:1 wheels can't have the higher tension on both sides. They can get away with the 100 kgF because the NDS isn't going to be 50% of the DS. So the DS doesn't have to be so high. But it certainly can be. I build all my fronts at 120-130 kgF and my 2:1 rears at 120-130 also on the DS. The NDS comes out just a little lower.
It is simply a matter of what the parts can stand. The rims, hubs, and spokes I use can tolerate 120-130 kgF with radial and tangent lacing. There is no reason not to build them that way.