harshbarj

This is what is happening. It's clear the rim was made with a standard width hub in mind. If I could draw a line from the center of the spoke nipple straight out, it would land between the flange and the center of the hub (about where the flange on a Derailleur hub would be). I have the same rim and spokes on my front hub which is a Sturmey archer X-FDD (3w dynohub + 70 mm drum brake). Built at the same time and not one broken spoke (and I have a front crate which gets loaded up a lot). It also does not have much, if any, bend in the spokes. But it's also nearly the same width as a "normal" front hub. I likely will be bringing this wheel back and trying to talk with the guy and point out what I feel the problem is. He is actually very nice and clearly with standard gear knows what he is doing (he built a shimano 3 speed wheel for me that lasted years). I'm just asking him to build a wheel he rarely has to deal with. As I said in another thread, most riders hear are of the sporty type, so heavy and solid utility parts are rare here.