Thread: spoke length
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Old 06-18-07 | 10:28 AM
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Al1943
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Originally Posted by invisiblehand
I would like to extend the question regarding the precision needed.

From what I gather, it sounds like one millimeter in either direction should work.
Not necessarily, best to go 1 mm short. The problem is not what you do with the end of the spoke, the problem is running out of threads at high tension. Some double butted spokes, like Revolutions, actually stretch.

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