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Old 05-31-20 | 11:14 PM
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Salamandrine
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Bikes: 78 Masi Criterium, 68 PX10, 2016 Mercian King of Mercia, Rivendell Clem Smith Jr

I don't see anything obviously wrong with your lacing pattern, but I can only see the flange on one side. It looks OK I think, but it isn't possible to definitely know that the two sides are aligned correctly.

It looks to me like your spokes are too long. Spokes often seem all wacky and uneven until you start to tension. By the time the nipples are snugged enough to cover all the threads, they should be getting pretty even, and the wheel should start feeling like a wheel.

IF you have carefully tightened all those spokes just enough to cover the threads, I think it's worth a shot to start to bring it up to tension. Maybe you'll get lucky. Go around, put one turn on each spoke, see how that is. Repeat. If the spoke are starting to stick out the back of the nipples and the wheel is too loose, there's no hope. You'll need to get shorter spokes. Take the wheel apart and start over.

Also, double check your spoke lengths. Are you certain they are all the same length?

Triple check your lacing and the left right alignment before you do any of this.
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