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Old 09-07-11 | 03:03 PM
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From: Mountain View, CA USA and Golden, CO USA

Bikes: 97 Litespeed, 50-39-30x13-26 10 cogs, Campagnolo Ultrashift, retroreflective rims on SON28/PowerTap hubs

Originally Posted by CliftonGK1
Please don't use standard threadlock on your spokes. People hear "threadlock" and most will think blue Loc-Tite. Use either linseed/flaxseed oil, or a commercially available spoke prep compound.
Skip anything tacky that may impede truing the wheel a decade from now and stick to anti-seize on all the spoke threads and nipple sockets. Use an acid brush with half the bristle length cut-off to apply.

Provided that you achieve uniform and sufficient tension (the Park TM-1 tension meter is fast, easy, and affordable for the home mechanic; although on lighter box section rims you can alternately tension and stress relieve until the wheel deforms in waves at which point you back off half a turn and re-true with $0 additional equipment costs) the wheel will stay true until you bend the rim on a road obstacle/crash although you may wear out the brake tracks before that happens.
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