New Tune Prince straight spokes?

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qwpy
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by qwpy

hi there

I've been riding a mig and mag for almost ten years, amazing hubs. I love rim brakes : )

But Now i am having to buy disc hubs for my MTB, So I am looking at buying these new prince and princess tune hubs

They have straight spokes.. ?: /

http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=141501;menu=1000,2,98

http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;product=141438;menu=1000,2,98

I've only ever laced 3 cross before. And I can't see any info on these new hubs or any photos of them laced up.

So I am wondering what length sapim xray straight spokes to buy, if using a 26 inch rim ( mavic xc717? )

Does anyone have any hints on how to get these laced up? Or where I go for such infos on the spokes?

Thanks for your help. : )

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LeDuke
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by LeDuke

They almost certainly build up 3x. With the exception of the non-drive side front, which is radial.

They use STRAIGHT PULL spokes, as opposed to traditional J-Bend spokes.

qwpy
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by qwpy

LeDuke wrote:They almost certainly build up 3x. With the exception of the non-drive side front, which is radial.

They use STRAIGHT PULL spokes, as opposed to traditional J-Bend spokes.


Hi thanks LeDuke : )

I wonder, do you know if the new 2016 prince and princess hubs use the same length spokes as the 2015 models?

i look on Tunes site, they do not have an up to date 2016 prince , princess.pdf.

They have the 2015 sizes shown below, maybe they would be the same size, although look different to the 2016 versions?
I attached the hub photos below to show the difference to the 2015 pdf.

thanks for your help. <: )


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