Originally Posted by
urbanknight
Well, the more balanced tension will not make the wheel any more durable than if you had more spokes, so that cancels out that issue, and you're left with aero and weight, also tiny differences, which is why many people are saying it's not worth building it differently than its original intention.
That's not true. In a conventional wheel. half the spokes don't have enough tension to support the rim under all circumstances. In a triplet laced wheel, you have fewer spokes but at least they are all adequately tensioned. The greater spans and bending moments between spokes doesn't seem to be an issue at all, at least with deep section rims.
Originally Posted by
urbanknight
Now consider all of our advice and do whatever you really want to do.
That's the best advice of all.
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