Old 01-01-23, 09:26 PM
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The issue will be the amount of dish the wheel will call for.

Dish means uneven tension between the flanges, and that can be predicted before building.

The tension difference is proportional to the ratio of the center to flange differences. (for more accuracy, subtract the rim spole hole offset). So, for example, if you end up with something like 30 & 60mm the tight side spokes will be twice as tight as the left.

Once you know the tension ratio, consider compensating by reducing the left side spokes' cross section accordingly.

Of course if the rim is too close to the right side, the bracing angle will be too little to built a strong wheel. IMO the crap shoot guideline for minimum right CTF is 20mm or so.

BTW as the bracing angle shrinks, you'll want to stiffen the wheel by using thicker spokes. You might consider something like 2.0 plain gauge spokes on the right & 2.0/1.7 spokes on the left.

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