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Old 11-08-17 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
Rounding up makes the wheels a little bit easier to lace. Rounding down means you will be less likely of running out of spoke threads as you bring the wheel up to tension.
This is a nice summary. You can generally get away with being off by a millimeter or two in either direction. I prefer to round down. The rims you're considering are shallow enough that lacing shouldn't be terribly difficult. It's hard to beat the Rose Bikes price for spokes of that quality.
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