Originally Posted by rpenmanparker

Oh you guys! I buy ya books, and I buy ya books, and all you do is chew the covers off. One more time: Lighter spokes do not change the tension in the spoke. PERIOD. Lighter spokes have a higher TENSILE STRESS at the same tension. So they have the same tension as heavier spokes, but they are elongated more at that tension. Thus they resist going slack when the wheel is compressed better and the fatiguing that this can cause. Carry on.