Originally Posted by
1oldtrackie
-) It appears that you're using the wrong nipples to lace these up. The nipple heads should be flat and smooth along the rim where the tire glues on. Yours are protruding out and the tire won't sit (glue down) properly.
It also looks as though the nipples aren't long enough where you can adjust them with a spoke wrench. I have several sets of these on my early track bikes (and spare spokes somewhere).
I'll try and get a photo of mine that show the correct nipple heads plus the length etc.
yes, I know, thanks. The prior spokes needed to be replaced and I also replaced the old, but still serviceable Weltmeister rim since I had one. The prior builder ground down the brass nipple heads part way, and I plan to do the same. Plenty of room on the nipple shafts to true with a proper spoke wrench, as long as they don’t seize, and I prepped them with spoke dope, so I expect I’ll be good.