Originally Posted by
Aeroplane
I have no idea why you are going with a 24h front. The hubs and rims are pretty hard to find, and in general less spokes = weaker wheel. If I were you I'd just go 32h on both.
Whoever told you this is full of ****, and has no idea what they are talking about....
Its fairly common to have fewer spokes in the front wheel for obvious reasons. The front wheel transmits no torque, bears much less weight, and is symmetrically dished. If you have an equal number of spokes on each wheel, then the distribution of those spokes is suboptimal. Many (road) wheelsets have fewer spokes on the front and they are still stiffer and tend to outlast rear wheels.
On a FG/SS there is less of a need for uneven spoke counts because both wheels are symmetrically dished, but the rear wheel still bears more weight and transmits torque. With modern wheel components, 24 spokes in front and 28 in back is sufficient (if built properly) for most normally sized people riding on the streets, especially with a deep rim and not doing tricks.