Re: [RBW] Wheelbuilding Questions - Even tension

2015-08-18 Thread Peter Adler
Another context in which a tensiometer has some utility is when you're building up rims with tension limits below the common average, such as the original extrusion Pacenti PL23. I'm also a very amateur wheelbuilder. The last set of wheels I built up used the older Pacenti rims, and I was a lit

Re: [RBW] Wheelbuilding Questions - Even tension

2015-08-17 Thread cyclotourist
Great reply! On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J wrote: > I have a spoke tension meter from Park > (http://www.jensonusa.com/!5ZNVsr7o541FBdQt1daMLg!/Park-Tool-TM-1-Spoke-Tension-Meter?utm_source=FRGL&utm_medium=organic&gclid=CKymw4KpsMcCFQUMaQodbTQKYw > ), and the instructi

RE: [RBW] Wheelbuilding Questions - Even tension

2015-08-17 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J
I have a spoke tension meter from Park (http://www.jensonusa.com/!5ZNVsr7o541FBdQt1daMLg!/Park-Tool-TM-1-Spoke-Tension-Meter?utm_source=FRGL&utm_medium=organic&gclid=CKymw4KpsMcCFQUMaQodbTQKYw ), and the instructions say that you should measure the tension of all spokes on one side, average them