2x spoke pattern? Can't find long spokes
07-08-13, 10:12 PM
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One last time:
Go to an LBS. Have them set their rim-rods with the spoke ends set to the screwdriver flats of standard profile nipples. Let them give you a number.
Most alloy 27" rims will be 618-620 and some steel 27" rims will be 620-622. Only a very few would go higher.
If you are not careful, you'll end up with spokes too long - and you'll have to build the wheel twice - maybe even three times.
Save yourself the agony...
=8-)
One last time:
Go to an LBS. Have them set their rim-rods with the spoke ends set to the screwdriver flats of standard profile nipples. Let them give you a number.
Most alloy 27" rims will be 618-620 and some steel 27" rims will be 620-622. Only a very few would go higher.
If you are not careful, you'll end up with spokes too long - and you'll have to build the wheel twice - maybe even three times.
Save yourself the agony...
=8-)
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5000+ wheels built since 1984...
Disclaimer:
1. I do not claim to be an expert in bicycle mechanics despite my experience.
2. I like anyone will comment in other areas.
3. I do not own the preexisting concepts of DISH and ERD.
4. I will provide information as I always have to others that I believe will help them protect themselves from unscrupulous mechanics.
5. My all time favorite book is:
Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
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