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Old 09-15-09, 10:03 PM
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Hmmm, spoke-tension is spoke-tension. A 14ga spoke pulling on the rim with 100kg of force will be the same as a 15/16ga spoke. If you had a fishing scale in between the rim & spoke-end, it would read exactly the same for the same tension regardless of the type of spoke.

The only difference is when the rim is compressed at the bottom, the 14ga spoke will lose all tension at less rim-displacement than DB, but I don't see how that will affect wheel-stiffness or ride-quality. Considering that the tyre deforms 100x more than the wheel, I doubt anyone can claim to notice differences in feel of different spokes on identically built wheels. A change of 5psi in the tyres will result in much more significant difference in feel.
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