Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Canberra, Australia
Bikes: Salsa mtb * 3, Intense mtb * 1, Abeni SS rd * 1, Salsa road/touring * 2, Trek Damn one * 1, Vintage/projects * many
Nipples may break if not engaged through to the head, but only alloy nipples in my experience. I've never seen this occur with brass nipples - one reason I use brass on my own wheels, to allow for spoke lengths to be guessed out of my inventory and +/- 2mm.
- Joel