Re: [CR] Spanish Spoke Lace - Zeus

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From: "Scott Edrington" <scott@edrington.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:35:08 +0000
Subject: Re: [CR] Spanish Spoke Lace - Zeus


See bottom of page for wheel set built by HR Borthavre http://www.classicrendezvous.com/Spain/Zeus/zeus_bicycles.htm

I built a set of similar wheels and they are stiffer than what I like to ride; however, they make for a great conversation piece.

Scott Edrington San Diego CA

-----Original Message----- From: Ken [mailto:ken@kfhume.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 06:11 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR] Spanish Spoke Lace

Hi, My winter bike wheels (Normandy hubs and Mavic MA2 rims) have just come back from the wheel shop after a respoke with Italian stainless spokes to try and solve a clicking spoke issue. I note that the wheel builder has employed a rather unusual technique to lace the spokes and he calls this Spanish lace. The Spanish lace appears to be a combination of radial spoke lacing and 2X spoke lacing (forward and reverse) on adjacent spokes with all the spoke heads being inserted from the inside face of the hub flange. A picture of this hub and spoke weave can be found at http://li6qpa.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pf91nQfOE2vYTllz374vtHqAZZC2jK2rPuhra46hDmxJP8bZsAQsnv8QrBGZVPOFU3tTbFcWOeoQNndOGU9RhyepmWDFf64S2/Spanish%20Lace.jpg I wonder why the wheel builder has chosen to employ this lace pattern other than as a cure for 3X lacing boredom ? Are any technical advantages or disadvantages known about this spoke lace pattern ? Regards Ken Hume London, England