97 GT performer wheels

[smiffy]

Can anyone tell me why they laced differently ?

Picked a bike up the other week and the front is not the same as the rear , they are both the og wheels with 48 spokes

[HEYWOOD BMX]

Is 1 of them laced  3 cross and other  4 cross?

[GavinDavis]

The front was laced as a radial and the rear in a typical cross format, not entirely sure why though as it was a freestyler?  I was always under the impression that doing it that way was built for race?

[HEYWOOD BMX]

Radial laced rears tend to be pretty flimsy hence lots of modern bikes have the same lacing combo as yours.