Originally Posted by
Al1943
Non drive side rear spokes are the most common to break because they have the lowest tension. Lower tension causes excess flexure and the spokes break at their weakest point, the "J" bend at the hub flange. The cure is to raise the tension on both sides of the wheel.
1. Rebuild
2. Make sure tension starts out high to begin with. (95-100 kgf 32/36h front and 107-115 kgf rear drive 32/36h for typical modern day alloy rims are ballpark figures unless manu notes otherwise...)
3. Make sure stress relief is carried out during and at end of wheel build. (Very hard squeezes of parallel spokes on each side for two rotations each time.)
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