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Old 04-05-10, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by LeeG
I would think if insufficient spoke tension was the issue it would show up predominantly on the right side and not the left, have other folks seen instances where ALL the left side spokes go before the right? That just seems too specific to those spokes to be caused by a universally loose wheel.
Yes, but not necessarily. Since the wheel is dished, the drive side spokes are necessarily going to be under higher tension than the left side spokes. Whether the drive side spokes are properly tensioned, or are suffering metal fatigue as well, I can't speculate; but evidently they are not yet fatigued to the breaking point (which is a good sign).
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