Unusual lacing for wheels
02-25-05, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselDan
No. It's a consistant pattern.
02-25-05, 08:27 PM
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It was the irony I missed 
A double twisty pattern actually seems to hold up pretty well altho it seems to serve no real purpose. My wife likes the look, two cross is the prettiest, so I have done it several time. I think my front fixed wheel is a one cross full twisty, looks good and has lasted several years(OK the last year and a half was hanging on the wall, but it still looked good
A double twisty pattern actually seems to hold up pretty well altho it seems to serve no real purpose. My wife likes the look, two cross is the prettiest, so I have done it several time. I think my front fixed wheel is a one cross full twisty, looks good and has lasted several years(OK the last year and a half was hanging on the wall, but it still looked good
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02-26-05, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by monogodo
The front is a 3x with a single twist, the rear is a 3x with double twist. It's kinda hard to explain, that's why I want to get pics of them. I'll have to dig them out of storage.
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I have found that you only need to add a mm to the normal spoke length,
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02-26-05, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Rev.Chuck
I have found that you only need to add a mm to the normal spoke length,
02-26-05, 12:54 PM
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When you say double twist, you mean that two spokes are twisted twice around each other? -As opposed to double twist meaning: two spokes get one twist, then split and each gets a second twist around a third and fourth spoke.
02-26-05, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Rev.Chuck
It was the irony I missed
A double twisty pattern actually seems to hold up pretty well altho it seems to serve no real purpose. My wife likes the look, two cross is the prettiest, so I have done it several time. I think my front fixed wheel is a one cross full twisty, looks good and has lasted several years(OK the last year and a half was hanging on the wall, but it still looked good
A double twisty pattern actually seems to hold up pretty well altho it seems to serve no real purpose. My wife likes the look, two cross is the prettiest, so I have done it several time. I think my front fixed wheel is a one cross full twisty, looks good and has lasted several years(OK the last year and a half was hanging on the wall, but it still looked good
02-26-05, 02:56 PM
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look in the fixed gear picture sticky for cool lacing.
02-26-05, 06:31 PM
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It's been 14+ years since I built the wheels, but I remember having to add a mm or two to the length to facilitate the twist. The reason the front is a single twist is because the spokes were too short to do two twists.
By single twist I mean the spokes wrap 180° around each other. A double twist would be 360°. With the single twist, the spoke ends up going into the nipple that normally connects with the spoke it would have crossed. With a double twist, the spokes continue to their normal holes.
The only 'advantage' I found was cool looking wheels.
By single twist I mean the spokes wrap 180° around each other. A double twist would be 360°. With the single twist, the spoke ends up going into the nipple that normally connects with the spoke it would have crossed. With a double twist, the spokes continue to their normal holes.
The only 'advantage' I found was cool looking wheels.
02-28-05, 12:47 AM
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I will do things just for enertainment value and proof of concept.. even if it is already proven.. no good reason at all. I do it more often with computers then my bikes on average though. In process of setting up a PBX with some VOIP phones.. I have no use for it or any real reason to set it up.. other then just for fun, learn and pass time. I do agree with everyone standard 3 cross is best way to go.. twisting sounds like fun hmmm maybe we'll see. It's all for cosmetics no question about that, I like radial lacing for that reason, I don't think it makes me any faster.. I can get away with it to since I'm not tall and fairly thin.. on my road/track bikes atleast.
