Originally Posted by
harshbarj
Dropped it off and made it clear I don't care how it's built other than I want a 2x lacing and I don't want to see bent spokes. He dug up a velo blunt rim. Said it retailed for $90 and discounted it to $60 for my trouble. It's a rim that does not have eyelets, so hopefully the nipples will be able to move freely (Which I pointed out could have been the issue with the other rim as the nipples on that one barely moved). So in about a week, or two I'll get the results. With luck it will last long enough for me to save some money and buy the parts to start building my own wheels.
2x can be good enough for a large flange motor hub.
if you don't care how it's built you should care at least for the final figures... a semitone tension variance and 0.1mm total radial runout would be the mark of a proper job done by someone who is both qualified and patient with his work. and it's very rare to have these figures met without a proper average tension. some settle for twice the variance and radial runout tolerance than i do but this sloppiness has no place for an e-bike.
rims with no eyelets are ok only if with directional drilling (WTB comes to mind).