Originally Posted by urbanknight

Some 28 spoke 3x builds go past tangential, causing the spokes to rub against the spoke head of its neighbor spoke. That can cause the spoke head to grind down the spoke, making if fail. It also makes it a pain to replace a broken spoke since you have to remove the neighbor spoke just to get it out.

If this is the hub I think it is, 3x would PROBABLY be fine since the spoke holes of the crossing spokes are actually further apart than they would be on an equally spaced hub. I would still stick with 2x just to be safe, though. It's plenty strong, especially for a 165 lb rider.