Originally Posted by
alcjphil
Check which spokes are short. If it is the non drive side spokes that are short, they may have built the wheels with the same length spokes on both sides. Normally, the non drive side spokes need to be a mm or two longer than the drive side spokes. In any case, it looks very much as if your wheels were not properly built
I can't really notice any pattern to which are too short and which are not. I am still pursuing getting this fixed, but I decided to by a new set of wheels anyway (my front wheel has a nice gouge in it.
Anyway at the last minute I went with the
lites , mainly because they had better reviews. I am hoping I do not regret that. They have alloy nipples , but it seems that should be OK , if the wheel is build properly. Now that I know what I am looking for, I will take the rim tape off and if any of them look too short, I will send them back.