I'll build it as per the marks on the hub and try to ignore the OCD-ness of the front & rear wheels not being laced exactly the same.No difference......same number of push / pull (leading / trailing) spokes. Just do it the way it was or you will see all the marks from the previous spokes....so purely aesthetic reasons.
If you want to make your like easier fit the spokes going towards the opposite flange on each side first....that way your not trying to lace the crossing spokes through a forest of spokes.
Given it’s a Hope hub, definitely build it how it was previously.
That said, given it’s a Hope hub it doesn’t really matter as it’s going to fail anyway.
This ^^^. If you're going to be riding the bike then cross your fingers each ride, I've had 2 PAIRS!! of Hope Ti/Ti Glide hubbed wheels fail in the last few years & I'll never get another set.
As far as I'm concerned if this bike can't run a rear disc then it's an ornament on the garage wall and at that point it's effectively scrap.It's got to be Ti-Glide, anything else is not an option.
I'm curious why do you feel pre-built is a better option ?A pre-built set of wheels is a better option, might last a bit longer.
Ah, not what I thought you meant. To me pre-built is a wheel that is supplied ready to ride rather than assembling the component parts yourself.Pre-built, as in not re-using a hub into a 2nd build.
The way I see it, the rebuilding isn’t the issue.Ah, not what I thought you meant. To me pre-built is a wheel that is supplied ready to ride rather than assembling the component parts yourself.
Where am I supposed to find a brand new never been built Hope Ti-Glide hub ? because as I've stated repeatedly any other hub is not an option in this instance.
In my experience rebuilding hubs and rims isn't a problem if you can build a strong wheel, I've one particular XT hub that is now on it's 4th rim and only 2nd set of spokes.
So rebuilding a used hub is like, I’d be surprised if you get it up to tension without it cracking.
Did you remove the hub from its previous wheel? Did you do so by evenly and gradually de-tensioning the spokes rather than cutting them?
Oooh !!!Ti glide isn't the only option for the Hope rear disc adapter. You can use the short rear axle & end cap in the XC, the same end cap will also fit a bulb but you will either need to find a rare short axle for it or shorten the original axle to suit. There's even Short axles & end caps (rare) available for the Hope Big un.