Is there any reason why the 8 spoked side would have to be laced radial?
Depends on the hub. If it has standard spoke flanges, then no. My only triplet build so far used a Tune Mag150 hub, and the NDS has to be laced radially with that hub.
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Is there any reason why the 8 spoked side would have to be laced radial?