Originally Posted by
dmotoguy
those guys aren't exactly experts:
"black=1.8mm metal and .2mm of paint
silver=2.0mm of metal and 0mm of paint"
If the spokes are annodized they are losing .01m-.015mm of material or .5%-.75% of the material. or wait.. maybe even half that, i cant remember.
Not saying they are, not saying its true, but I tend to believe it given what a well-respected wheel builder told me.