So i bought new spokes, and now im not able to lace my front wheel. I do one side, and when im done with the other side, spokes are too long. But i have exact same length spokes as the old ones. They are the same lenght for both hub sides.
BobDrifter on
Pretty sure that’s 3 cross.
octavemirbeau on
That’s a 3 cross pattern. Unpopular opinion; nothing personal, but I will always downvote a post with an electric fatbike. I hope these things rot in hell and that the fad ends as soon as it started.
jaysonc73 on
Check your wheels dish. As in make sure the rim is centered on the hub.
davidisalreadytaken on
It’s 3-cross, but other things that could happen include (in no particular order)
1) the old spokes are 13g it seems, but a thinner spoke at the same length under tension will be slightly longer. It’s not about greater elasticity in the thinner rod as much as the elbow bending because of the gap from the larger hub drilling diameter.
2) they’re not actually the same length
3) it’s not under proper tension when one side is done
4) it is under tension, but the dish is wild (unlikely since that would make the other side seem too short)
5) the two sides take different lengths
At least that’s what is coming of the top of mind.
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So i bought new spokes, and now im not able to lace my front wheel. I do one side, and when im done with the other side, spokes are too long. But i have exact same length spokes as the old ones. They are the same lenght for both hub sides.
Pretty sure that’s 3 cross.
That’s a 3 cross pattern. Unpopular opinion; nothing personal, but I will always downvote a post with an electric fatbike. I hope these things rot in hell and that the fad ends as soon as it started.
Check your wheels dish. As in make sure the rim is centered on the hub.
It’s 3-cross, but other things that could happen include (in no particular order)
1) the old spokes are 13g it seems, but a thinner spoke at the same length under tension will be slightly longer. It’s not about greater elasticity in the thinner rod as much as the elbow bending because of the gap from the larger hub drilling diameter.
2) they’re not actually the same length
3) it’s not under proper tension when one side is done
4) it is under tension, but the dish is wild (unlikely since that would make the other side seem too short)
5) the two sides take different lengths
At least that’s what is coming of the top of mind.