Hi all, can anyone confirm the spoke lengths for an 18" front wheel, or spot what I'm doing wrong in the picture below? I have an original rim but bought reproduction spokes to relace the wheels. I have the long end laced cross-4 with no issues, but the brake end the spokes seem too short to do the cross-2 pattern. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance for any help.
Trouble lacing 18" front wheel cross-2
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Re: Trouble lacing 18" front wheel cross-2
The dimpling of the rim is different on the brake drum side ; you may have to flip the rim over & maybe only cross 1 on the drum side.
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Re: Trouble lacing 18" front wheel cross-2
Another thought is the direction of the spokes. With some hubs the two inward rows of spokes go in the same direction, with other hubs, they install is opposite directions. I do not know about your hub, but at one time I had a K Model one side front brake hub I laced to a 21" rim, but that was too many years & beers ago to remember, and since then I have stuck with cast alloy wheels.....
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Re: Trouble lacing 18" front wheel cross-2
I called the vendor today and was able to confirm the spokes themselves were too short - should have been 6" but were 5.5". Hopefully the new set they're sending will solve the issue!
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Re: Trouble lacing 18" front wheel cross-2
Keep us posted with the name of this good vendor if all works out well, please.jschmidt425 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 11, 2021 10:55 pm I called the vendor today and was able to confirm the spokes themselves were too short - should have been 6" but were 5.5". Hopefully the new set they're sending will solve the issue!
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