It will not be ridden terribly hard but it will end up going off a curb occasionally and likely hitting some potholes if they cannot be avoided.
I hoover around 200lbs depending on how devoted I am to eating healthy and how much i'm riding, so i do plan on a triple cross rear, but would Radial be safe up front?
I know which Rims I want to use. 32 rear, 28 front Kinlin XR 300 clinchers.
and either Formula Fixed/Fixed rear and Novatech front, or Formula front for symmetry
Could you suggest some combinations of light spokes/nipples that would be suitable for these needs?
avner:
You are, like many of us, on the horns of a dilemma.
It appears that from what you have seen/read you are
pretty well convinced that if you just find the magic
super spoke and nipple combination (lightweight ones
at that) that you should be able to make this work.
I weigh about 220-230#. I really don't think,based on
personal experience, that you are going to be able to
build 28 spoke wheels that will go off curbs and hit
significant potholes without going cattywhumpus on
a pretty regular basis. 32 hole is a stretch, but possibly
doable. Why does no one in your generation embrace
the 36 spoke wheel?
With the possible exception of
If you use a good spoke wrench, one that holds all four corners of the nipples, you should not have a problem with DT Swiss aluminum alloy nipples. They're all I use and I have not had a problem with them after buying a Spokey red spoke wrench.
I also recommend DT 2.0 - 1.8 - 2.0 Competition spokes. Double butted or skinny straight gauge spokes are much more prone to wind up but they are worth the trouble. As I reach higher tension and the spoke start twisting, I hold each spoke with pliers.
it seems to me that you have been given
a great deal of good advice here-particularly
considering this is your first wheel build.
There is an additional stretch issue with
thinner and butted spokes that you would
not encounter with straight gauge, but
it's all learning experience - thus all good.
I would be very interested in a report back on
what you finally decide to put together.
If nothing else, your wheels as originally
proposed here will give you a great deal
of continuing practice in retruing them.
Regards,
Mike Larmer