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Old 03-29-10 | 08:05 AM
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Also, you don't mention a spoke wrench or tension meter. I've built over 30 wheels and the thing I have the post trouble with still is rounding the nipples
at high tension. Pedro's wrench has the four sided and three sided wrench. Costs a bit more, but I've been glad to have it. The tension meter you can
live without, but it means you are a bit in the dark.



And get this right size. It turns out the green one is the least common version. DT uses the black one.

And 1+ on the aluminium nipples. I've successfully built one wheel with them, but they really aren't worth the trouble. Brass nipples are hard enough.

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