Originally Posted by
Caaah
I didn't specify one way or the other. That was just how Harris Cyclery built it. I didn't research spoke lacing, so I didn't request one style or the other. If you're curious why they chose that pattern, I'm sure they could give you their reasoning.
That's interesting - I'm pretty sure Sheldon Brown, Harris's chief tech before his death, specifies that he doesn't believe in radial lacing of rear wheels on his site. I'm more interested in the nay-sayers however; whether they've simply read and believed articles that said don't do it, or whether they have seen real problems themselves.