Originally Posted by
CliffordK
One other thing to consider, you can get larger spokes.
A couple of brands offer 2.3mm straight gauge spokes. Sapim & Pillar. Others?
I thought there were 2.3/2.0 double butted spokes, but they appear to be single butted (thick at the J-bend, thin at the threads).
Make sure you buy name brand spokes. DT, Sapin, Maybe Pillar.
You might have to touch up some of the holes in the rims & hubs.
2.3/2.0 is what i have, they are on a 128mm flange hub, 2x, 18+18 spokes, same kind on each flange. i did not pick them but got the bike with all this and adapted to the given circumstances.
i had to set a high DS tension so that the lowest NDS spoke is just a bit lower than 100kgf - with the tire uninflated, that is.
i could afford all this after achieving good radial true balanced with uniform tension so YMMV.