• 2x seems sufficient/no need for another pattern and for road use you can go aero (sapim cx-ray or similar bladed spokes) or use double butted spokes a la dt revolution or sapim laser.

  • I want classic, non-ovalized.
    Shouldn’t I do like d-light on the ds and laser on non ds on the rear ?

  • yes, you could do the ds with thicker spokes and the nds with the slimmer ones, eg. d-light and laser, or other combinations, e.g. DT competition ds and DT revolution nds, but with your 80kg I think its not neccecary for a road wheelset. looks cool tho
    I have a friend with 95kg and he rides cx-rays in his rear wheel with 24 spokes. so far nothing exploded

  • I'd not use lasers in anything, ever. Wind up way too easy, stiff as wet noodles.

  • I want classic, non-ovalized

    It's an odd choice to have CK hubs.

    No, sorry, it's an odd choice to have any high price boutique hub and carbon rims and then spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar by not using CX-Rays. There's more performance benefit in switching from round spokes to CX-Rays than there is in switching from XR31 rims/Shimano 105 hubs to 30mm carbon rims/boutique hubs

  • I have built and am quite happy with a laser/d-light wheelset.
    Didn't have a problem with wind-up building with lubricated components.
    However I think it's too much rim (too stiff) for those spokes in this application, cue brake rub.

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