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Rod Liddle is a cunt
From what I gathered, that is mostly undisputed.
Regarding spoke counts, there's two factors:
- I'm a heavy rider --> up the spokes count
- I'm currently eyeing up Light Bicycle's carbon rims, and according to Roger Musson's wheel-building book that everyone loves, carbon rims can deal with fewer spokes --> reduce the spokes count
So all in all, I'm thinking 32h is probably fine, which, as far as I can see, looks like the most common number anyway. Do you have any strong opinions on that?
In any case, thanks for your answer :)
- I'm a heavy rider --> up the spokes count
SwissChap
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If you're having aero rims, how many spokes are you planning to build the wheels with? Dura Ace are only available in 32h and 36h as far as I know. Cheaper options would be Novatec or Formula track hubs (I've used Novatecs - they're basic but they work perfectly well), or Zeniths (similar to the Novatec and Formula hubs but slightly better sealed).
As for which is best, I don't think there's anything on this forum which is generally agreed upon. Except, perhaps, that Rod Liddle is a cunt.