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Gnarlyscoots
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July 11, 2014, 12:03 AM »
Looking to lace a pair of Bullseye hubs to Speedline rims. Using the calculator, I can use 188mm spokes to lace 3 cross or, use 194mm to lace 4 cross.
Apart from having more metal in the wheel, is there ant benefits to actually lacing 4 cross over 3
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It's one better
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Dannywhac
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4X is 'stiffer' so makes a stronger wheel than a 3X one Terry, but adds a load of rotational weight (if you're bothered about that). Popular in the 90's for the tank bmx, now the weight weenies are about it's back to 3X.
And my spokes go all the way up to 5
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That Swan Guy
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July 11, 2014, 08:08 AM »
I build 4x as I am on the very wrong side of 10 stone
194s are easier to get hold of too. JT has some for sale at the mo
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July 11, 2014, 09:27 AM »
I think 3 x looks neater and if you build it nice and tight it will be plenty strong enough. Works for me anyway. I built my front wheel 2 x, it looks well funky and is still straight.
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July 15, 2014, 09:04 PM »
It was the other day when building some wheels up 4 a member and the spokes were 2 long
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