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Old 11-21-2021, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by hollowgram5 View Post
Is it even advisable to lace a 24h hub 3x? I have always understood maximum crossing=spoke count/9 and the round down. 24/9=2.6666 => max number of crosses on a 24h hub would be 2.

I could be completely wrong, but that's what I've always followed.
It's possible to lace 24/3 cross but the spoke, as it leaves the hub, 'may' overlap the head of an adjacent spoke. Pretty big bend, as it goes over the hub flange but yup..I use 24/2 cross, 28/3cross..
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