Thread: J-bend spokes with thickened elbows
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Old 04-30-05 | 07:20 PM
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The only spokes I've ever had a problem with breakage have been 15g DT spokes. Oddly enough, they break in the middle, not at the bend. I've only broken 3 of them so far. Well, actually only 2. The third had a nick in it and I was removing it from the wheel when the second one broke.
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