Old 07-13-09 | 04:14 AM
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Soil_Sampler
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Originally Posted by Batavus
Interestingly, during building, the Sapim Laser spokes didn't wind up one bit, where as the DT spokes, supposedly stiffer, gave me a harder time.
Originally Posted by Batavus
They haven't held true very well after the trip around the block, so I guess I will be spending some more time trueing, stress relieving, trueing etc.
I did build to quite a high final tension, at least by ear, probably not equal enough.
14/17/14 are going to wind-up/twist, you just have to compensate for it.

your not so old thread.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ighlight=wheel

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