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Originally Posted by Al1943
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I would rather take a risk on 290 than 295. Running out of threads is a real bummer. Can you measure the minimum thickness of the available spokes? If they get down to 1.5 mm, like Revolutions, stretch can make them grow even longer.
The stretch, even in Revolutions or Lasers or CX-Rays is nearly always insignificant. Can it put you over the top re: too long a spoke? Sure? But in general it is minor compared to other factors.
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