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03-06-15 | 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ehilge

I'm starting to think there's not a problem and I'm just seeing things...

Could it be as simple as the spokes in that first group, I didn't have to bend or anything to get into place? Maybe these just appear longer because they're generally straighter.

Yes. If the photo is taken with the spokes very slack it's possible that the only difference is straight vs. curved spokes. Tighten all the spokes until the end of the nipple lines up with the first (last?) thread on the spokes and you'll have a better sense of what you have. Hopefully this was a false alarm.

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