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Old 06-15-08, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dabac
Well, a straight 2 mm spoke has a 3,14 mm2 cross section area
a 1,5 mm spoke has 1,77 mm2
a 1,8 mm spoke has 2,54 mm2
calculate how many % of DS tension there is on the NDS, then do the math to see which change would give you the closest match. If NDS tension is 60% of DS, then NDS area should be 60% of DS area too.
Good idea. I will.

Originally Posted by operator
Are you stress reliveing your wheels? Getting them to pefect tension doens't mean anything. The whole point of tensioning the wheels properly is so that they don't go out of true and don't break.
Yes, I am. I suppose I could "try harder" at stress relieving. Thanks for the input.
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