Originally Posted by lunacycle
I agree with you statements regarding fatigue.
Now, would you please elaborate on why the double-butted spoked wheel is more durable than the straight-gage spoked wheel?
hooray, for the second time today, i get to do this:
"building and bridges were made to bend in the wind
to withstand the world,
that's what it takes.
all that steel and stone is no match for the air my friend
what doesn't bend breaks, what doesn't bend breaks."
ani difranco knows her wheelbuilding. she knows that doublebutted buildings and bridges must bend in order to withstand the world (that's what it takes!). same goes for wheels.