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Old 06-01-20 | 08:47 AM
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Salamandrine
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Originally Posted by repechage
yes- the crossing spokes are not forming an isosceles triangle.

time to take it apart
EDIT
Yeah, now that I'm looking at it in the morning instead of late night , some of the spokes do look like they are in the wrong holes. On third look however it think it's an optical illusion because it's difficult to tell which spokes are on which side because of the angle of the photo. Check everything again.

The way I do it is to install all the inside pulling spokes on both sides, twist the hub. At this point install the opposing spokes first on one side, then the other. It's pretty easy this way to get everything in the right place. This method is also adaptable if you want to put pulling spokes outside, use a different cross #, adjust for the offset of holes on the rim, etc.

I see some wacky ways of describing wheel building out there. Going by numbers is kind of like following GPS instead of a map; and never actually knowing where you are until you (hopefully) get there.

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