Old 06-19-22 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by kommisar
Rear wheel for a road bike. The largest tire that can fit in between the chainstays is a 700x28 so this is a smooth road only kind of bike. The rider is 100-110kg. It will be built to a 36H cs-rf3 hybrid hub. I have a truing stand, dishing tool and a spoke wrench. My tension measuring tool is a violin tuner that can detect the frequency of a plucked spoke.
I have asked about that method before and after building three wheels that i thought were perfect while i was building them, all rims ended up with cracks on the DS. I would definitely recommend buying a tensiometer.
Back to your question, maybe thinner spokes are better because they allow a more precise adjustement. It takes more turns to achieve the same tension, so it might be easier to reach a good tension uniformity.
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