3 spd wheel; straight gauge or DB spokes?
04-19-06, 10:46 AM
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3 spd wheel; straight gauge or DB spokes?
I'm building a 3 speed wheel for a friend's commuter bike. It'll be rim brake, no coaster here. I always use double butted spokes for myself, and recommend them to others, but I don't see too many internally geared hubs with double butted spokes. Do internal hubs put any more torque on a wheel than the standard freewheel/hub deraileur set ups? Are double butted spokes a bad idea for internal hubs?
04-19-06, 11:22 AM
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Double-butted spokes have just as much advantage on a 3-speed wheel as they do on a regular cassette-hub geared wheel. The only reason you don't see internal-geared hubs with db spokes is probably because they're not considered "performance" bikes. But db spokes make for longer-lasting wheels, too.
Short answer: use the double-butted spokes if you can get them.
Short answer: use the double-butted spokes if you can get them.
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Originally Posted by timcupery
Double-butted spokes have just as much advantage on a 3-speed wheel as they do on a regular cassette-hub geared wheel. The only reason you don't see internal-geared hubs with db spokes is probably because they're not considered "performance" bikes. But db spokes make for longer-lasting wheels, too.
Short answer: use the double-butted spokes if you can get them.
Short answer: use the double-butted spokes if you can get them.
04-19-06, 11:29 AM
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Stainless steel 14 guage straight. You will never break a spoke (assuming wheel is built right) and easy to clean because oil will leak out of your Sturmey Archer hub and down the spokes.
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Il faut de l'audace, encore de l'audace, toujours de l'audace
1980 3Rensho-- 1975 Raleigh Sprite 3spd
1990s Raleigh M20 MTB--2007 Windsor Hour (track)
1988 Ducati 750 F1
