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JWestland
Possibly, he was American after all and they have a tenuous grasp on the English language. It's true that for normal road use, you can use fewer spokes in the front wheel than the rear if the aim is approximately equal spoke stress front to rear, as the front is more lightly loaded. In the olden days, 32F/40R was standard.