Forty spokes, forty nipples (yes the wee things that screw onto the spoke providing tension), an alloy rim and a freshly axle’d hub. I have good photos of the left and right side lacing patterns too.
One side done – second effort after not getting the right cross pattern. When turned over it starts to untangle like a wiry spider…
Deliberate care with getting the correct length and inside and outside line set. On the brake side each repeats every fourth hole, with the dimple aimed appropriately, and cross spokes back six holes.
Then on the other side each also every fourth but the cross spokes back ten holes…
Nip the spokes hand tight and basic stability is attained.
Now to True…. Removing hop and wobble!
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