Wheel build, spoke crossing bend
04-22-16 | 06:24 AM
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Wheel build, spoke crossing bend
Hi Guys,
building a front wheel 2 cross.
Seems where the spokes cross each other they bend a fair bit compared to other 2 cross wheels I have built.
Rim is Pacenti sl23, 20h, wheelsmith 14/15 spokes
Wheel is not tensioned yet.
Is this ok ?
Could I also simply lace them so that the spokes don't touch each other as it is a front wheel ?
building a front wheel 2 cross.
Seems where the spokes cross each other they bend a fair bit compared to other 2 cross wheels I have built.
Rim is Pacenti sl23, 20h, wheelsmith 14/15 spokes
Wheel is not tensioned yet.
Is this ok ?
Could I also simply lace them so that the spokes don't touch each other as it is a front wheel ?
04-22-16 | 07:40 AM
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AS the spokes are brought up to tension they will straighten to a degree. The spoke often has a bowing/bend as it leaves the flange, somewhat dependent on the hole in the flange and the thickness of the flange. One trick many builders use is to press on the spoke just beyond the elbow and therefore do some straightening before you begin the tensioning process. Not much is needed to create a spoke that has little bend. You can feel the change as prior to this slight spoke stressing the wheel is fairly stable, the still loose spokes hold the hub in place with the bowing acting as the tension. After the spoke pressuring is done and with no other nipple turning the hub will now flop about to some degree as the spring like nature of the bowing spokes is now gone. Andy.
04-22-16 | 08:04 AM
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AS the spokes are brought up to tension they will straighten to a degree. The spoke often has a bowing/bend as it leaves the flange, somewhat dependent on the hole in the flange and the thickness of the flange. One trick many builders use is to press on the spoke just beyond the elbow and therefore do some straightening before you begin the tensioning process. Not much is needed to create a spoke that has little bend. You can feel the change as prior to this slight spoke stressing the wheel is fairly stable, the still loose spokes hold the hub in place with the bowing acting as the tension. After the spoke pressuring is done and with no other nipple turning the hub will now flop about to some degree as the spring like nature of the bowing spokes is now gone. Andy.
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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