Has spokes changed that much? According to a chart in Jobst's book, the
yield strength of spokes was something like twice or thrice the tension
typically applied in a normal wheel. The spokes are typically not any
thinner than are currently available to mitigate spoke windup from to low
torsion
Sorry if I'm being a bit rude, but you hear a lot of weird stuff.
cc
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 4:38 PM, lungimsam wrote:
> Wit a minute!!
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> Wit a minute!!
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> Hold everything!
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> It was a hypothetical question for future reference, and to reassure
> myself about the current LBS-built wheels I have.
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What I meant was:
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*Is there any reason to believe that a non-650b LB
Hey guys, there's nothing wrong with a mechanic who shows a little
humility. I know some great mechanics who aren't very good at promoting
themselves.
On the other hand, I've met some know-it-all mechanics who aren't very good.
Just sayin'
Ken
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Bill Lindsay wro
+1million
Me: "Can I pay you to build some wheels?"
Mech: "Sure! Is there anything special I need to know about these?"
Me: "You know what? Nevermind"
On Friday, August 1, 2014 2:21:12 PM UTC-7, Garth wrote:
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Just saying . . lol . . . . if there is something they need to know
about building up some wheels . . . .you might want to reconsider having
them build your wheels ! ;)
It depends on what you value the most, being "local" and taking your
chances, or having wheels that suredly "stand",
The idea is that you want the spokes to be in the "sweet spot" between
always being tensioned yet never reaching the limit of their elastic
modulus. Too much tension will stress the eyelets and hub flanges, and you
also approach the limit of the spoke elastic modulus; Too little tension
and th
I've always understood that the higher the tension, the stronger the wheel.
I haven't re-read the Brandt book for a number of years, but isn't his
technique effectively "get the spokes so tight that the wheel starts to taco,
then back off a bit?"
Mike in Htfd CT
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Just an amateur builder here, having only built three wheels in my life
(but hoping to do many more). But I would defer to the rim manufacturer
for recommended spoke tensions. Some extra lightweight rims are not rated
for high spoke tension. And some rim styles dictate lower or higher
tension
Indeed, I'm looking at having a set of 650b A23s built, and it's been said
that those rims actually do well with high tension. It does seem to be a
case-by-case matter, rather than something inherent to the wheel size.
KJ
On Thursday, July 31, 2014 1:13:16 AM UTC-4, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA wrote:
As a non-professional wheelbuilder who has nevertheless rode successfully
on many of my own wheels (only one set of 650B wheels though), I would say
no. There's nothing special other than the spoke lengths that are nominally
halfway between 26" and 700c spoke lengths. :)
The lower spoke tension
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