Originally Posted by briscoelab
CX-Ray spokes will be perfect. They are the stiffest, strongest, and nearly the lightest spokes out there.
But, there is nothing wrong with regular old DT comps either.... they will still build a nice wheel.
Stiffest ??
Uh.... Enlighten me. What is it I don't understand whit thin spokes
made of the exact same material as a thick spoke? They tend to
get stiffer as thinner they get?
Hmmm. I always thought it was more like this. A thin spoke tend to stretch more and since it's thinner parts' in the mid section, it won't put as much load in to the threads and the elbows, witch makes it stronger. Also. A flat and oval spoke (forged) can be stretched more than a round spoke due to the forging process. This does not make the spoke stiffer, but can make the wheel stronger 'course you can tension it up a bit more, meaning the spokes (most likely on NDS) won't go slack under heavy load. A CX-Ray spoke, witch is really a forged laser, is actually a bit less stiff then the lazer (round 1.5mm)
But, OK. They are strong and reliable and from a mid to deep section rim they should be stiff enough from 28 spoke count and up.