Thread: Swapping rims on wheel: DIY or professional?
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Old 01-31-17 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by maartendc
Could I reuse the spokes if the ERD of the old rim is 598mm and the new one is 602mm? Can I account for that 4mm variation you think?
Like so much.... IT DEPENDS, and your existing wheel will give you the answer.

If the spokes barely come to the tops of the nipples, you don't have 4mm to give up (minimum length = 2-3mm below the tops of the nipples). OTOH if the spokes currently stick up 2mm or so, you're in like Flynn.
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