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I've just started trying to build some wheels for the first time. I took my rims and hubs down to LBS and asked for some spokes the right length to lace them up 3 cross. However after soon realising they are too short. I have measured everything myself and put the details in to a spoke calculator. I think either the guy in the shop has just got his sums wrong or he mistakenly thought i asked for 2 cross.
The only reason i was doing 3 cross was because thats what the wheels i took off the bike were. So my question is would there be any major draw backs to lacing the wheels 2 cross or should i just take the spokes back and ask for the right length spokes? They are 36h clincher rims going on to some low flange rims.