I took on a wheel rebuild job for a PLANET X bike.
Looks kind of like an F2R.
Though the specs are different.
The original build used Revolution spokes on the company's hub laced tangentially,
but the customer wanted it rebuilt with inpoke radial lacing and as much tension as possible.
Even though the butted section is only 1.5mm, these are still round spokes,
and when the crossing point is close to the hub, the spoke doesn't exit cleanly—it gets all wavy.
I thought six-cross instead of four-cross might help a bit,
but with a 20-hole front, that's not possible.
So this is just something we have to accept.
In the initial staging of inpoke, the spokes describe a parabola.
Got it really tight.
Finished.
I was really careful with the spoke tension.
But it's light. The lack of weight when you hold it is abnormal.
I've written this before, but unless specifically instructed,
I don't do inpoke radial lacing.
If the hub conditions allow all-inpoke lacing,
I always do it on my own wheels,
but I think the merits and drawbacks are about equal.
I was talking on the phone earlier today with a distributor about stuff unrelated to work,
and apparently the EDGE wheels I built were laced all-inpoke.
...Sorry about that. Looks like I sometimes do it without permission.
When someone says they're leaving the wheel build "up to me" or "to my discretion,"
I sometimes build it inpoke. So if you have a preference,
please specify whether you want inpoke or outpoke lacing.
Looks kind of like an F2R.
Though the specs are different.
The original build used Revolution spokes on the company's hub laced tangentially,
but the customer wanted it rebuilt with inpoke radial lacing and as much tension as possible.
Even though the butted section is only 1.5mm, these are still round spokes,
and when the crossing point is close to the hub, the spoke doesn't exit cleanly—it gets all wavy.
I thought six-cross instead of four-cross might help a bit,
but with a 20-hole front, that's not possible.
So this is just something we have to accept.
In the initial staging of inpoke, the spokes describe a parabola.
Got it really tight.
Finished.
I was really careful with the spoke tension.
But it's light. The lack of weight when you hold it is abnormal.
I've written this before, but unless specifically instructed,
I don't do inpoke radial lacing.
If the hub conditions allow all-inpoke lacing,
I always do it on my own wheels,
but I think the merits and drawbacks are about equal.
I was talking on the phone earlier today with a distributor about stuff unrelated to work,
and apparently the EDGE wheels I built were laced all-inpoke.
...Sorry about that. Looks like I sometimes do it without permission.
When someone says they're leaving the wheel build "up to me" or "to my discretion,"
I sometimes build it inpoke. So if you have a preference,
please specify whether you want inpoke or outpoke lacing.