Originally Posted by bobotech

I say no, the non-drive side of a normal rear wheel should be a fair amount less tensioned than the drive side.

A guy at the shop said that "no way, the tension for the non-drive of a standard rear wheel should be the same as the drive side". He even went as far as to say that Jobst Brandt even states in "The Bicycle Wheel" that tensions for drive side vs non-drive side should be the same.

I am not talking about boutique wheels or unusual offset wheels (offset in the sense that the nipple holes are ALL offset to the same side of the rim to allow for more equal spoke length, not referring to staggered nipple holes). Just normal 3 cross rear non-disc rear wheels.

If anyone has any quotes from Jobst Brandt that show that spoke tension should be the same, that would be interesting to read.