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disc brake front/rear? 20/24 might be alright?
It might be, but try finding a 20H disc hub 🙂 IIRC Mavic have done some, but with fat straight-pull spokes.
16H rears are fine as long as the whole wheel is designed around that, e.g. OG Shamals (fat straight-pull spokes again), WH-7700 (straight-pull, laterally crossed to improve bracing angle) etc. If you're building with generic components, which are by definition not developed as an integral system, stick to more conventional spoke counts.
gbj_tester-
Alright, I think I'll skip anything 16h then. If I can find a 24h - loads of rim brake rear wheels about in 24h - I might go for it and see how it works out.
@danstuff I'm just a weirdo, don't try to make sense of it. the username tells you most of what you need to know.
If this plan puts me at risk of death please do warn me though.
frankenbike
Recommended spoke count for deep section rims:
Say 85-100kg ballpack total weight, probably the low end of that range. I could give a guess for normal rims but not sure with deep carbon.
Also, is there ever a good reason to build a deep 16h non-rim-brake wheel? Disc brakes would seem to be a no, fixed rear perhaps... but seems too low still? Track front wheel with no front brake would seem to be the only option.
Edit: to clarify there are a load of idiots on the internet who ruin their brake tracks by using the wrong pads, or simply wear them out - I am assuming in most cases the rims are still good as long as you don't brake on them. So thinking I'll buy some near-dead rims and build some wheels up. The #cheapskate HHSB solution