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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.
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If this plan puts me at risk of death please do warn me
This plan puts you at risk of death 💀
Specifically, clincher rims with worn brake tracks are at increased risk of catastrophic separation of the wall from the bed, which results in a thrown tyre. This is dangerous enough if it happens while you're pumping up the tyre, if it goes while riding there's very little chance that you'll stay on the bike.
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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.