Originally Posted by 53-11_alltheway
You are completely wrong.
Straight gauge spokes do not make the wheel more bombproof.
That's the type of misinformation that is rampant in this forum.
Butted spokes make a more durable wheel. Though the spokes are thinner in the middle, the elbows (where spokes breaks), have a longer fatigue life.
http://www.sapim.be/index.php?st=pro...il=fatiguetest (read this. Sapim leader spokes are the straight guage. All the others are various butted spokes)
I don't what this 53-11 did to upset this forum in the past, but he is right about what he is saying. Straight spokes are not good to use unless you are trying to save money.