Originally Posted by
wmodavis
I stand by my statement
"The DS spokes should end up having approx 70% higher tension than the NDS."
Depending on the hub, that may be true.
Originally Posted by
wmodavis
The DS should be 70% higher - the NDS has about 70% of DS tension.
I don't know how you're counting, but I can't get the math to translate like that.
If DS is 100% and NDS is 70%, then DS
isn't 70% higher than NDS.
If NDS is 70% of DS, then DS is 143% of NDS, or 43% higher.
Let's do it with numbers: Using the
DS as a reference, and assigning it (arbitrarily) the tension of
50. 70% (0.7 x 50) gives a
NDS tension of
35.
Using the
NDS as a reference and putting the
DS 70% higher would put it at
59.5 - not 50.
Using the NDS as a reference the
DS tension is 43% higher(35 x 1.43 = 50)