Originally Posted by
Litespud
Long time ago I had a wheel set comprising 32-spoke Mavic Open Pro rims on Chorus hubs, front laced radial with DT Revolutions (14g/17g, IIRC), and the rear laced 2x DS, radial NDS. One side had Revolutions, and the other 14g/15g butted spokes, but I can’t remember which was which. I had them built by Colorado Cyclist. Good solid wheels that lasted me years without needing anything (I was ~170lb at the time). I sold them when I bought my current Rolf wheelset - probably should have kept them as a climbing wheel set, as they were significantly lighted than the Rolfs.
Thanks for your anecdote. 32 spokes is significantly more than 24 though, so I think I’d rather err towards 2 cross just to avoid the potential headache. Unless someone can testify to radial NDS being feasible with 24 spokes.