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Old 10-02-10, 04:18 PM
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DB spokes are not for higher tension. Higher tension also has very little affect on lateral stiffness (spoke thickness does, however). DB spokes make a wheel more durable with no loss in overall strength and very little loss in lateral stiffness (ie not worth mentioning).
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