[sixteenornumber]

I'm building a new wheel set and hoping to use the powertap hub I already have. I know it's minimal saving of weight but when every gram comes at a premium why not?

The hub I have is 24holes (12 per side). Any thought on lacing up 12 on the drive side and 8 on the non-drive side? thanks.

::EDIT:::
powertaps sells spoke ranges from 16 to 32 holes

 

[ergott]

If every gram counts I hope you are using an Enve 25mm rim (250g) or similar.

Just get a 24 rim and end this quest. You have a hub that's worth several hundred dollars. Do the job right.

 

[Zen Cyclery]

I'd agree with ergott here. Just build the hub/rim combo with a traditional lacing. Triplet is pretty cool, but I really don't think its a good idea with this hub.

Poor flange spacing with a low spoke count makes me question durability and rigidity.

 

[rruff]

Any thought on lacing up 12 on the drive side and 8 on the non-drive side?

There is a good combo you can use on a 32h hub that would use that spoke count, but not a 24h hub. At least not that I know of.

I certainly wouldn't worry about saving 4 spokes with a funky pattern. Use light spokes and a lighter rim if you want to save weight in your application.

 

[sixteenornumber]

thanks all!

 

[Andreas_Illesch]

The hub I have is 24holes (12 per side). Any thought on lacing up 12 on the drive side and 8 on the non-drive side? thanks.

You can get a regular spoke pattern with a 36hole rim and your choices above.
It looks like this:

I haven't tried it myself and I would go with a regular 24hole rim like the others suggested.

 

[ergott]

Without building one personally, I going out on a limb and will say that you need a very stiff (heavy) rim to keep that pattern straight. You have 4 drive spokes with no adjacent non drive spoke. That will make the rim difficult to impossible to make straight. Even then, a rim that heavy will more than negate the weight lost in 4 spokes (about 20g).

 

[Andreas_Illesch]

According to the wheelbuilder it is a Remerx Rapid rim, 20.8x28mm, 500g.
He gets them undrilled, but 36hole rim would do.

 

[Clipped_in]

Because of the historically large flange diameters on Powertap hubs they have steep bracing angles and tend to be problematic with low spoke counts. I would take ergott's original advise and go 24-2x and be done with it.

It sounds like this is a race wheel, but are you going to be using it for training as well?