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Old 04-27-13, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by halfspeed
Getting the NDS right on a rear wheel isn't easy. Any spoke wind-up will be problematic. Also make sure your spokes aren't too long to get adequate tension.
If he gets the ds tension correct, and the wheel dishes outright, then non ds is correct, as long as he hasnt run out of threads on the non ds spokes.

Non ds spokes should be at 60% tension of the ds. But he may have to go over on the ds, to get the non ds tension high enouhh to stay tight. Use an average tension instead of individual tension. Get some dt swiss spoke freeze for the non ds spokes.
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