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Old 08-03-07, 11:57 AM
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availpunk9
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Mixing spoke types

So I built a wheel with one of the spokes on a drive side too long. I finally notice this a while later, since I couldn't properly tension that spoke.

I went to my LBS and got a spoke the right length. They didn't have any swagged spokes, only straight gouge. So now I have a 31 swagged + 1 straight gouge spoked rear wheel. I rode it about 100 miles. It seems to be holding up. The spoke tension across each side of the wheel is uniform. Is there any true harm in me doing this? Now that I have the wheel all set up, I don't have the motivation to find a swagged spoke
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