How many spokes?
07-11-20, 04:46 PM
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This. Spoke count is largely driven by aerodynamics. If your fixed gear isn’t being built as a go-fast bike, it doesn’t matter too much.
32 spokes laced 3 cross used to be insurance against poor component quality. Modern spokes and rims are much better than they used to be: you can build a very strong, very durable wheel set with 28 spokes and you might have a better selection of hubs to choose from. You’ll very rarely break a spoke on a well-built wheel now.
Coincidentally, my track bike (Japanese steel, standard gauge tubing) has 32 spoke, 3 cross wheels because I like the aesthetics.
32 spokes laced 3 cross used to be insurance against poor component quality. Modern spokes and rims are much better than they used to be: you can build a very strong, very durable wheel set with 28 spokes and you might have a better selection of hubs to choose from. You’ll very rarely break a spoke on a well-built wheel now.
Coincidentally, my track bike (Japanese steel, standard gauge tubing) has 32 spoke, 3 cross wheels because I like the aesthetics.
Ah, my experience was hinting at something similar. Looking for confirmation. Since I'm definitely getting good components, I think I'll just make 28-spoke wheels. Putting my wheel building skills to a bigger test would be good too.
