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- From: ward@cs.uiuc.edu (Christ Ward)
- Subject: Re: Wheel Wonderings
- Message-ID: <C06sB4.27u@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
- References: <Bzox25.5G3@icon.rose.hp.com> <1460052@hplred.HPL.HP.COM>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 17:52:16 GMT
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- jbrandt@hplred.HPL.HP.COM (Jobst Brandt) writes:
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- >Mark Chandler writes:
-
- >> You could try Wheelsmith's 14/16/14 spokes. They're lighter than
- >> 14/15/14s and probably just as strong (I weigh 195 and ride them
- >> off-road with Mavic Mod3Ds).
-
- >Their spokes are not really 14/16/14 because that would cause spokes
- >to fail on tightening (that is if you get them tight). The spoke
- >diameters most commonly in use are 2.0/1.8/2.0 mm and 1.8/1.6/1.8 mm
- >in diameter with small variations in the smaller diameter. There
- >are also 1.8/1.55/1.8 and thinner spokes and these are the ones that
- >rupture just about the time you get them tight because the torsional
- >stress of tightening together with the tension make them exceed the
- >rupture stress. The combined torsion and tensile stresses have a
- >greater effect than the sum of their independent effects.
-
- Do the spokes fail at the bend? If so do you think the problem would
- occur with straight (i.e. Pulsar ala BMW) spokes? Not that I can
- aford to buy new wheels right now...
-
-
- >So beware of unusual spokes and make sure they are earrantied by
- >someone reputable.
-
- >jobst_brandt@hplabs.hp.com
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