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I was helping Vit out with his rear wheel yesterday. Replaced seven missing spokes, put a new freewheel on.
Whoever had previously built the wheel had built one side three-cross, and the other side two-cross, with different length spokes obviously.
He's coming around later on to true it up. Or, more accurately, to watch me true it up. Worked on it for about fifteen mins yesterday and got it reasonably alright, but the difference in the lacing on either side was making my brain / eyes cry.
It just wouldnt move the way I thought it would. Anyone ever come across this before ? Strategy for dealing with it ?