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Old 09-01-15 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by elcruxio
... Spokes are non butted stainless which is not optimal for any use but they'll do. I have DT Swiss Alpine III's as spares for the both of us so if a spoke breaks the wheelset is only going to get better.
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Using a mixture of strong and weak components will result in more stress being applied to the weaker components. Chainging one or two spokes, probably not an issue. But if you changed quite a few, it could become an issue.
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