Stupid question time

[pickle]

Right you mid schoolers, i have a pair of Fishbone sealed hubs and some Sun Big City rims to lace em to.......now i've fooked about trying to work out what size spokes i need and in the end i took em round to my local shop to do instead (yeah it'll cost me £40 but hey ho) anyways, they've called this morning saying that they don't think they'll work using a 4x pattern and said they would rather do them 3x.

now i know fook all about lacing 48's but will doing them 3x make any diference?

 

[Dannywhac]

No real difference in 3X or 4X unless your gonna be doing a load of Street/Rampage etc - anything that puts a fook load of side stress on the old wheels.

Also - if they're the Blowfish hubs I've laced mine up to both Super 7X's and Big city's 4X   - quick edit - Sun BFR's not BC's - but shouldn't make any difference.

[pickle]

Cheers mate, they'll not be getting much stick to be honest 

3x is fine then 

[oldtired]

like to have a look at them Rob when you get em done, sounds like they'll be pukka love them blowfish hubs,     3x should be fine on the big cities they're double skinned so takes a lot to bend em anyhow , unless your planning on some 10ft wall drops etc..... 

[pickle]

Yeah will post up some pics when done, mate you've seen me ride at the boardroom.....the only thing dropping from 10ft will be my fat arse! 

[nosepickben]

They've probably not got the right length spokes for 4x. you will be fine with 3x with those rims, just keep spokes tight! My newschool has a 2x front wheel, no probs so far, looks ace.

[LENNY-LENTINI]

Take them to BMXCITY in Grantham Brother

The are the Midschool Wheel building Masters.

Just bought NOS Chrome Sun Blackbox rims laced to Prolite hubs Front 36 3x, rear 48 4x. Super tight and straight and very cheap.

Give 'em a ring and ask for Dan, he is Midschool to the Max.

Keep the faith. L

[dordymush]

i think thats where them blowfish hubs come from.
i missed out on a set.

[pickle]

Yeah I got the hubs and the rims from there, they should be built up soon and ill hung up some piccies