A lot of it has to do with how hard you ride. I know 135 pounders that eat wheels like free nachos and 17 stone riders who dance like gauzy ghosts and never bend a rim. If you are hard on wheels, then 40 might be necessary. I've never spoken with a wheelbuilder who felt strongly that 4 cross was optimum for most riders and setups.
40 spoke would be off the charts strong for me. But, if you were running something you couldn't lift/lighten over potholes and rocks, it might be the right answer. Also, if you are running larger volume wheels, you gain significant dispersion of any impacts. hope that helps, - Jim cyclofiend.com On Friday, January 17, 2014 9:03:42 PM UTC-8, Curtis wrote: > > Looking for some words of wisdom regarding lacing a forty spoke rear wheel > 3 cross or 4 cross. Is 4 cross an advantage in strength for a 95 kilogram > rider on a bike of unknown mass? > > Thanks, > > Curtis > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
