Trying my hand at wheelbuilding, building a 24″ disc wheel for my boy’s Trek.
I can’t get my head round the lacing pattern needed – 24″ wheel, 32 hole, 2 cross, Front wheel. Does anyone have a pic or a guide?
I’ve tried to work it our from the pics on the web of 36h 3cross, but my brain is really aching tonight.
Ta

Why 2 cross in particular?

2 cross will probably be fine, but 3x is better and the spokes will only be a couple of mm longer.

And yes, when you’re lacing it, 2x can look a little odd. Only built one wheel 2x ever, and rather than going under/under/over, you have to go under/over, if that makes sense?

Sheldon Brown, the sadly departed encyclopedia of all things cycling comes to the rescue again:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html

Everything you ever need to know about bikes may be on this site.

Using 2x to keep weight down and knowing it’ll be fine. (He don’t weigh much!) 3x is +10mm on spoke length.

sheldonbrown does not illustrate a 2x – it just says ‘adjust to suit’.
anybody got a pic of the pattern?