Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
Did you keep the spokes in their same position when moving them to the new rims, or did you tear everything completely apart and relace the hubs from new? I would expect you to have done the former, but if spokes are in new positions, perhaps that could cause some new noises.
Regardless, spokes making noise at the crossing (or at the eyelets if present) doesn't indicate a serious issue, it's just a possible annoyance.
I would try to contact Kinlin or a supplier for advice re: tensioning with tire on or off. I emailed Kirk Pacenti about my rims, and he was very clear and helpful about how their max tension rating was to be used.
I tape the rims together and move 1 spoke at a time.
Yes, but what was Pacenti's advice? The really weird thing about this is that spoke tension varies a lot, depending on what tire is mounted. Some tires must have much lower stretch belting than others. I'd just never noticed it until I mounted the PZeros.
I think the max tension rating for the Kinlins is 125 kgf, but since I have almost symmetrical hubs, I use 110, now with tires mounted.