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@ChrisNW
My front wheel = 3l 3t.
I laced all my spokes, and agree it takes a little time to get it true - the effective length of all spokes is different whereas 3cross are all the same. However it has taken everything thrown at it even built up with a cheap rim too - Open sport. I've done about 3000 miles on it so far and it's still true. It's even tougher than the forks it was running on which have broken!
I'd build this pattern again.
As a side note I also run a 3x crows foot in the rear, but sometimes run a standard 3x. The crows foot seems much stiffer.