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Old 08-20-16 | 01:54 PM
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Bikes: Heavy, with friction shifters

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
See my model. The upper spoke will have 150 N tension...I think.
Where do the extra 50 N come from?

Lower spoke looses 50 N (so there's less pull on the upper spoke by the same 50 N), the weight gives 50 N, where does the extra 50 come from?
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