Originally Posted by
mloywhite
I have a 32 spoke Powertap rear hub, and can get a really good price on a 24 hole rim that I really like. The guy who would build it for me suggests usiing all 16 drive side spokes, and every other one on the non-drive side. Does anyone have suggestions/comments as to whether this is a good idea, or the strongest way to build the wheel?
That can't possibly work and your wheel builder is nuts (or possibly he didn't understand what you were asking).
You'd have to run some of the spokes from the drive side flange to the non-drive side of the rim and you'd only have 8 spokes left from the other flange (every 4th, not every other). You'd have dozens of other problems too but that one's the worst.
Seriously, you've got a megabuck hub, get the right rim for it.