Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Typical spoke and nipple combinations from the same manufacturer have sufficient thread for the spoke to go about 2mm or more above the top of the nipple. Since your spoke calculator probably gave you a length that comes up 1mm shy of the top of the nipple, that gives you a margin of error of 3mm, and you're using 1mm of it. You'll be fine.
Cool! That's nice to know. Now I'll just have to wait for the spokes to show up and take my time sith the build.
I wounder how much the shop will charge to fix my repair?
I'll get back and let you know how well ( or badly) this turns out...
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