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04-03-18 | 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by shanabrook.jody

It is a Bianchi frame that I am building up as a touring bike. I'd like to be able to load it up pretty well, so I'm definitely looking to build strong wheels.

Another question that came to mind but I haven't heard brought up in these debates is that presumably the spoke hole diameter is the same on both flanges of a rear hub, so thinner spokes on the left side would be a loose fit, which I have heard can fatigue spokes and cause failure.

The gains from using different spoke gauges for different sides probably aren't worth the hassle. Frankly, you'd see more gains in strength by using an off-center rim.

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