Snowflake wheel

I really want some sort of silly laced wheel to give my bike a bit more character!

I like snowflake designs, but have no idea if they are strong enough, how hard they are to build and if I need special spokes?

As you can tell - I've never built a wheel before, although me mate does them all the time, but only standard lacings.

Can anyone else lend some advice before I attempt?

Cheers!

Loads of my mates have them they love it. I am getting my front wheel laced snowflake to. But superted rides a snowflake pattern and he canes it on his bike.

Anyone seen a guide how to lace the wheel like this? Tried the http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com page, but they didn't have it.

Cheers EM, its either this or 3 leading/trailing. Haven't seen many bikes with snowflakes about, guess I haven't been looking properly.

And thanks johan, dumb questions are what I do best. :P

ted's mrs bike

lol, that wasn't meant like that, I was actually asking about a guide, and I safed up by saying that I looked at the page everyone suggests :)

ted's mrs bike

Nice! I met Ted at a party once, although he looked a little scared of me. It may have been the time I dressed as a vacuum cleaner.

lol, that wasn't meant like that, I was actually asking about a guide, and I safed up by saying that I looked at the page everyone suggests :)

Can I still be the king of dumb questions please? I didn't understand what you just said though.

Sure, go ahead!

Sure, go ahead!

Great! Now to find a crown.

Loads of my mates have them they love it. I am getting my front wheel laced snowflake to. But superted rides a snowflake pattern and he canes it on his bike.

Seeing that it's SuperTed, don't you think he's pretty much abusing his bike enough to canes a snowflake spokes?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Twisted-Spoke-Bicycle-Wheel-Lacing---flowers!/

this might help

they make noise tho when u ride . . .

i've built a few with snowflake or twists. i rode one for a while on my rear wheel, it tended to creak a little first time you rode it and had to crank up the tension so they are a harsher ride.

this is a 3 lead 3 trail, done a twist in the middle for a polo bike b4

Cheers for all the help - I'm going to give it a go very soon!

dogs, love that second lacing, it should have an award.

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What sort of spoke length do you need for this type of lacing?

i think its add 3mm per twist, but may need to check, and make sure you do an even number of twists so it goes to the hole it would normally go to without any twists

cheers, I haven't been able to find anything on it anywhere

add a 2-3mm for a single twist, the one above it double twisted, so 5mm ish

so about 2.5mm per twist?

dude, i just guess spoke lengths. personally i'd just use the same ones that came with the wheel.

so about 2.5mm per twist?

Building up some snowflakes eh?

I'm loving that 3l 3t with a twist. Do you have a close up of the hub/twist area dogsballs? Do you need a 36h for that?

no i sold the bike b4 pics. yes 3lead 3 trail need 36h

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJ0/C8DB/FOWZPVNR/FJ0C8DBFOWZPVNR.MEDIUM.jpg

just laced up a 3L3T and very nice it looks, too. I really wanted to do the twist, but it looked a bit irreversible if / when I fucked it up.

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJ0/C8DB/FOWZPVNR/FJ0C8DBFOWZPVNR.MEDIUM.jpg

Is that a 60 spoke wheel?