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First forward of the valve, so to the right if the valve is at the top is NDS. Normally you start with the hole on the left, if the valve is at the top and that is DS. Killing rims are normally drilled that way… you didn’t buy a rim for 2:1 triplet lacing, by any chance? They only come in 24 holes.
Head in or head out in a crossed pattern makes no difference, some build the two sides in the same way, some don’t.
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Hi thanks for this info. Wheel in question is a 28 rear.
Am beginning to see the light here and worry less where circs differ from 'the manual'. The Sheldon Brown guide does indeed say that the lead spoke location may not be the 1st after the valve (DS) and as you've said clearly some people start to the left of the valve. Having now looked at some kinlins on a shop built wheel they are laced heads facing DS on both flanges with crossing spokes heads faced away.
Your point about 24 holes raises an issue as I bought a 24 for the front wheel so will have to address this one way or another, and find out what triplet 2:1 is. Theres already an issue with the number of crosses there.
Cheers and thanks for your help
user149706
Wheelbuild help: I'd like to get a few pointers please if thats okay!
A few questions.
Currently trying to lace a Kinlin RD 3FT onto an Erase rear disc hub. My 2nd build and I'm struggling!
I'll refer to this looked at from the drive-side.
The holes are offset. The 1st hole forward of the valve is offset to the non-drive.
Is that common? Most how-to's seem to start with a drive side spoke in that hole.
Also looking at the hub (its 2nd hand has been laced previously),
The drive-side trailing spokes were laced heads in, but heads out on the non-drive? Is this common also?
I have a nasty feeling I've overreached but there again I went through that feeling with my first build! Cheers all!