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Silly/advanced wheel build:
Front disc wheel with 16 paired spokes
Parts:
Shimano m758 32h 15mm disc hub
Halo aerowarrior 32h rim, drilled with new internal holes.
DT Swiss New Aero spokes + oversized washer + brass nipples
Impro 15mm -> 9mm axle (until I get a better one)
It has a 1 cross disc side/1.25 cross non-disc side spoke pattern. This combined with the very solid m758 hub should give equal braking torque to both sides of the wheel (did some calculations :)) so I still have 8 leading spokes resisting the brake forces.
The spokes are laced head-in on the disc side and head-out on non-disc side. The rim is drilled slightly offset. This moves the wheel dishing offset back from 5.5mm to something like 1.5mm.
The tighter spoke spacing means the wheel is only useable with slim hydraulic brake calipers, but as a plus the wheel is nearly dishless.
Internal nipples because reasons. (actually saves something like 1 watt of aero drag at 30mph...)
Impressions after 2 weeks of use:
Seems solid enough. Slightly flexier side-to-side/lateral than my previous wheel (24 of the same spokes in normal lacing on the same rim).
Braking torque resistance should be the same because of larger flanges, but is hard to judge (feels the same).