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Old 05-30-22, 09:53 PM
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JacobLee 
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I put a spoke gauge on these, and the flexibility of the spokes is probably more to do with them being 2.0 - 1.6. Weird.

I put the rear in the stand after burying the threads at the tops of the nipples, and the rim was waaaay over toward the nds. Almost like they had used two different spoke lengths, but on the wrong sides. Got it round and true and was getting tension even with a Park gauge when "Sproing!" Taco time! Oops, too tight. Backed everything off, made round and straight again, but still lots of threads showing on the nds. Drive sides are at around 100kpf, nds are around 60.

Doesn't seem like a rideable wheel, which is maybe why they were unridden? Sort of curious to remove a spoke from either side and see what's going on. Sort of tempted to unlace these and start over with new spokes.
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