Originally Posted by
AusTexMurf
Non drive side should be significantly lower tension than DS, anyway. So DS should be popping first. Non DS spokes should be more likely to loosen. Hmm.
Wondering if you had spoke damage on the non DS.
Perhaps a pannier strap/hook came off at some point and got caught up in the spokes ?
Or sometimes even damage from a bike rack incident ?
Ben Hur situation ?
Anyway, good luck with the new wheel.
No spoke damage. Nothing unusual. My LBS had noted some problems with those particular rims on occasion. At any rate, the DT Swiss hubs were a major upgrade over the Shimano 105's for sure. That's probably most of the change.
I haven't built my own wheels yet simply because it's not expensive to get them built - the cost is in the cost of the components. That said, I do all the rest of my own bike work and true my own wheels etc... With this one, I even sprung for the Park Spoke tension gauge to make sure it was correct. I also thought it odd that the non drive side spokes were breaking.
Anyhow, problem solved and my daughter will love her new wheels. My wife has the same wheels and she's had zero problems with them. They hold true just fine too. So it's probably not a great rim to carry stuff on a bike and if you are not small person. Live and learn, I guess. That all said, that's the first wheel I've ever had in decades of cycling that ever had that problem.
J.