Snowflake Spoking

[velocitizen]

I bought 3 sets of these from an Ex-Raleigh wheel builder, he built them up for his manager 'back in the day' after a similiar design had ben in a magazine.
Rode them for a year, nothing too mental, when a spoke went it sent the wheel well out (no riding home!)
If you like the look go for it, if you want to ride it regularly I wouldn't bother.

 

[monsterfatuk]

I loved mine,i ever built a couple when i was a mechanic between 91 and 98 one was mine , did creak when out of the saddle now and then but never broke a spoke and didnt go out of true,i use radial now and thats good as well but normal 3 cross is probs the best for strength and longivity

 

[No Longer Registered]

I ran one on my Orange P7 years ago, for years without any issues at all. I built this way as I brought a Hope hub a couple of days before xmas and then in the shop changed my mind and brought a Hope suspension hub which had a bigger flange, but forgot to swap the spokes for shorter ones. I snow flaked the spokes to get rid of the excess length as I was being impatient to swap spokes
The wheel was bomb proof, I did not have to true it and the build was extremely stiff.

 

[monsterfatuk]

you comin to cannock steve?

 

[No Longer Registered]

yes, at xmas

 

[monsterfatuk]

good lad

 

[Sheriff]

I found this site pretty good....

http://www.geocities.com/spokeanwheel/index.html

 

[LardLover]

Joe Waugh at M. Steel Cycles still builds them (if you ask nicely!). The last pair he built for me were the best I've ever had, but then I went and sold them