Originally Posted by rosefarts

I am soon going to be rebuilding a mountain bike wheel of mine. I thought, just for fun, of mixing the colors of spokes. Half black and half silver. For even more fun, not in a staggered pattern but in a half and half pattern. I'm comfortable keeping track of the different colors and lengths while lacing them up. Like these cookies.



I've heard rumors that silver is stronger? I've never broken a black spoke, I can't actually think of any spoke I've broken without a crash. Seems silly but could be true-ish.

This wheel will receive substantial abuse, I don't want to set myself up for ongoing maintenance issues.

I truly hope this is the dumbest question posted to the forum today.