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Old 01-31-09 | 04:19 PM
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Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.

Originally Posted by Drwecki
I think this holds for velocity deep vs but the weinmann version has like an extra inch where the spoke can be way too long and never ever ever poke the tube.. So theoretically you can go large and not worry all that much!

Spoke | wall 1 wall 2 | tube.

----------| (extra space) |C
Nope, you're wrong. Ain't gonna work. You might be able to cheat on a little too long but you're going to run out of threads before you can bring the wheel up to tension.

There's also this: Factory wheels are so cheap that the only reason for building your own is that you want the satisfaction of building the best wheel that you can. Starting with spokes that are the wrong size doesn't do it for me.
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