Originally Posted by
Roundis
The spokes on my Cosmos wheel have a short, flattened section near the head end which makes slotting them into the hub flange easier. Do all straight pull spokes have this feature? If not, I'm wondering if standard replacements will work ok, or if I will have to create a flattened section myself. I'm not sure how easy DIY'ing a flat section would be.
No. the flattened section means they are proprietary Mavic spokes and standard straight pull spokes will not fit the slots on wheels that come with them.
I have not tried cold forging a flattened section behind the head. Not sure about how it may comprise the spokes.