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Old 03-27-17, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by scale
Thanks. One final question on the 40h rear wheel. I know for a 3x front and the first set of spokes you drop in you skip 3 holes and throw on a spoke nipple. For 4x it has to be different. I cant find any good tutorials on the 4x method. I might have to look at one of my other wheels maybe to get an idea. It cant be that much different then 3x.
No, it's the same. There are four kinds of spokes: DS pulling, DS pushing, NDS pulling, and NDS pushing. 36h wheels have 9 foursomes. 40h wheels have 10 foursomes.
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