Subject: First comes Form, then rationalize some Function Posted by: Calvin Jones-Park Tool on December 08, 2000 at 08:51:52: In Reply to: Wheel lacing posted by Dutchboy on December 07, 2000 at 19:02:10:

Message: What is cross lacing? Look at your wheel, and find a spoke head. Follow it up and note when ever it crosses over another same side spoke. 4x crosses 4, 3x crosses 3... Okay, this should not be the first post, and it is a stretch, leaning heavily on build-it-first-then-find-a-reason, but I like a crow's foot pattern for the front. What is a crow's foot? It is repeated pattern of one radial with a single cross spoke on either side. The side spokes make a cross with the radial in the middle. Other names I have heard are Spanish Lacing and Climbers Lacing, and the benefits were allegedly good for road climbing. Most certainly a "placebo lacing" pattern in regard to performance issues. However, I do like it for a front wheel. I use the Avocet cyclometer, with the magnetic plastic ring that is suppose to be zip-tied to the spokes. Run the radial set with elbows on the outside, and the crossing set on the inside. This allows the ring to be laced under the radial spoke, and this eliminates the need for zip ties. Now that is a weight savings that cannot be beat. Oh, and the crow's foot works only on drilling that is evenly divisible by three, 36 or 24. (Before I others, let me say that a legitimate reason to run different lacings can at times be simply to use the spokes you have in stock.) >I've posted a question on wheel lacing here before and stubled across another one: >What does it mean to have a 2X or 3X cross lacing? >Apart from radial and cross lacing, are there other purposefull types of lacing? (not just to be eyecatching)