Originally Posted by
noglider
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.
Interesting bit of history on "interlacing" from a Raleigh perspective. Attached is my 24H by 3X wheel without interlacing. Some folks were concerned that 24H was not suitable for 3X but it seems OK to this non-wheel-building expert
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