Originally Posted by
Doge
A j bend spoke can settle in / change length. Esp old DT in Campy hubs. Some of that was the hub alloy deforming, some was the spoke. Neither need to be issues now.
Yeah, that's why I like straight pull, and come to think of it, I don't know if I've bothered to to pre-stress anything 20h or under just because the tension seems high enough to seat anything properly anyway. Think I might've built one or two straight pull 24h,but can't remember if I pre-stressed or of habit...
But anyway, what are spoke beads?