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Old 08-05-17 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Burkhart
And yet, I've been encountering 24 spoke OE wheels laced 3 cross. They are lower end A Class wheels, which I think are from the same company as Alex rims.
Dunno why they do it, but they do.
I'm tempted to think someone read that "3-cross is strongest" online or in a book, and never stopped to think about what the real goal was.
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