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Old 09-22-18 | 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnDThompson
More likely, they were able to shave a few seconds off the time to build each wheel by not interlacing. With 32 (front) and 40 (rear) spoke wheels, they were plenty strong even without the interlacing.
I got a job as a shop mechanic in 1978. The shop sold Raleigh bikes, among other brands. We sold a few Sportses but not many. The spokes were still not interlaced on the Sportses but they were on the other models. It was as if there old folks making the Sports but young folks making the Grand Prix etc.
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