Habitual spoke breaker
01-07-07, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by paul43
By tying & soldering the spokes...aren't you defeating the purpose/idea of the spoke being allowed to stretchhhhh in the middle as previously stated about the Alpine spokes.
When I was racing dirt motorcycles I used to safety wire the spokes where they crossed but that was mostly to keep them from flinging out in case of breakage.
When I was racing dirt motorcycles I used to safety wire the spokes where they crossed but that was mostly to keep them from flinging out in case of breakage.
01-07-07, 10:05 PM
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The only spokes I've had fail were on rims that weren't tensioned properly. Once I learned to tension my wheels I stopped having trouble.
