Wheel building question

i forgot to to mention 700c as the wheel size that is drying up in 48 hole.

Re: Re: Re: Extra spokes add strength?

I should have put a qualifier in rather than just saying that DH rims are not available with 48 spokes.

There are some 26" DH rims available with 48 spokes. I have not actually seen any 24" DH rims with 48 spokes. 24" rims with 48 spokes may be available, but are definitely not common.

36 spokes seems to be plenty for a 24" muni, they are plenty strong enough and people have not been complaining of flat spots, tacos, and other problems with 24" 36 spoke DH wheels.

48 spokes with a 700c would be good. I haven’t been paying attention to the tandem scene. It would be unfortunate if they have switched to lower spoke counts.

I’ve got a 24" halo combat rim with 48 spokes on my hockey unicycle, it may be a bit wasted on that unicycle, although I have had to retension the wheel after a few games of hockey recently, so maybe not.

Joe