What lacing pattern do you use to lace spokes?

[tomtom123]

What lacing patterns do you guys use on your hub motor and spokes to build the wheel? Three cross? what's the strongest patten for lacing electric motors?

 

[DAND214]

In most cases it's a 1x. 2x if it's a small geared hub, but larger hubs 1x is the most common. Some prefer 12g some 13g and 14g. I had more breakage with the 12 and 13g than 14g. The thinner spokes stretch and keep tension and 13 and 12g don't. the larger spokes also tend to stress the wheel and cause breakage either the spoke or the wheel.

I ahve buit 6 wheels with 14g Sapim spokes and haven't had a problem in a couple years now. 26" with Mac 8t 36amp controller at 12s LiPo.

You will get more opinions soon.

Dan

 

[cal3thousand]

For DD hub motors and larger geared motors like the MAC, I use a 1X design (That's for 26" wheels). If you are using smaller wheels and a large hub, you might have to go down to radial lacing (Although I really hate doing it)

For smaller geared and mini DD hubs, I will run a 2X if I can get away with non-retarded spoke angles (700c for example).

And for non-motored wheels, I always lace a 3X. 4X's benefits aren't huge over 3X and I don't like the look or the extra work involved

 

[Tench]

I have only built half a dozen wheels, all with stainless 13g spokes, no problems so far. I would never use the radial pattern, if the rim didn't like the spoke angle of 1x I would replace the rim with something that would work at 1x. On a front wheel normally I would use 3x but I have just put a 17" moped rim on a front DH hub using 4x (only because I had some spokes the right length) and a Crystalyte rear hub motor, these rims are drilled at an angle for larger dia motorcycle hubs and worked great at 1x on the rear. Even with the optional larger dia nipples I used there was still enough clearance in the rims spoke holes to allow the angle I needed.

I also paid special attention to the spoke heads fit in the hub as this detail is important to help prevent spoke breakages!

 

[unknomi]

With my last 19" moped wheel build (front) I encountered a problem with half the spokes making significant contact with the back of the front disc brake cylinder. I resolved the problem by rebuilding the wheel ensuring that all 36 spokes were turned inward. I need to lace spokes for another front wheel using a 17" Holmes aluminum rim. Do know if the same problem and solution are applicable to this smaller rim? Thanks

 

[Newagebike]

I have only built half a dozen wheels, all with stainless 13g spokes, no problems so far. I would never use the radial pattern, if the rim didn't like the spoke angle of 1x I would replace the rim with something that would work at 1x. On a front wheel normally I would use 3x but I have just put a 17" moped rim on a front DH hub using 4x (only because I had some spokes the right length) and a Crystalyte rear hub motor, these rims are drilled at an angle for larger dia motorcycle hubs and worked great at 1x on the rear. Even with the optional larger dia nipples I used there was still enough clearance in the rims spoke holes to allow the angle I needed.

I also paid special attention to the spoke heads fit in the hub as this detail is important to help prevent spoke breakages!

Cool where did you buy the rims from?

 

[MadRhino]

I lace any ebike wheel single cross pattern, using 14ga DT Swiss spokes and long nipples, adding nipple washers and flange washers. 36h is enough spokes not to need any fancy patterns, and replacing a spoke on a single cross is quick and easy.

 

[spinningmagnets]

With a large DD hubmotor in a smaller rim (19-inch/17-inch moto, roughly equal to 24/20-inch bicycle rims) I use a one-cross. On a geared hub in a full-sized 26-inch rim, I'd use a 2-cross (but I haven't done that yet)