|   Spoke Length Resource | silversmith
Apr 4, 2002 9:37 AM | | Where does everyone go find out the what spoke length to order? I want to try building it up my self. I just order a sun rhyno rim and a King disc hub.
Any recomended reading other sheldon.
What types of spokes do you recommed? Any reason not to go with alloy nipples?
thanks for the help |
| re: Spoke Length Resource | Tom Collins
Apr 4, 2002 10:04 AM | | A good one is the DT Swiss site http://www.dtswiss.com/en/speichen_cal.html; I usually use that one and it tends to be accurate. You enter your hub, rim, number of holes, and lace pattern, and it spits out a number. You usually have to round it, since 263.7 spokes aren't so common ;-)
As far as recommended reading goes, check out Mike T's FAQ - I don't have the address handy but it's not very hard to find on this board. He has a very good section on de-stressing/truing wheels, which is one area where Sheldon's page is lacking. This is absolutely KEY to getting a set of wheels that actually stays true after one or two rides.
As far as alloy nips go, I've built a lot of wheels with brass and alloy and I've decided not to bother with alloy any more. They're lighter, to the tune of 20g per wheel, but they're not much fun to build. They round off easily and are more brittle. I've broken a few of them, both during building and riding. Brass just feels a lot better to build with; if it's your first build, I'd definitely recommend brass.
As far as spokes go, they're really pretty much the same; I've done wheels with DTs and Wheelsmith, straight and double-butted. My favorites are Wheelsmith double-butted (14/15); they're a little lighter than DTs, but a little flexier too. That's really not something to worry about though; I doubt you'll ever notice any difference between any of them. DTs are a lot easier to find though.
One thing - stay away from the aggressively butted 14/17 spokes, they tend to wind up a lot, and it's not really something you want to build your first wheel with. |
| re: Spoke Length Resource | LocoToo NADS#025
Apr 4, 2002 11:10 AM | | I just built a disc wheelset with the aid of Mike T's wheelbuilding FAQ and Sheldon Brown's site. I've included the link to Mike's site below. For calculating spoke length I went with the calculator on DT's website. It worked perfectly for me. I used DT black 14/15g spokes with silver alloy nipples again for this set after having excellent results with them on my other disc wheelset. It is said however, that with their higher strength, brass nipples are often a better choice for disc wheelsets. Take your time and good luck.
Here's a link to SpokesCalc2 on the DTSwiss website:
http://www.dtswiss.com/en/speichen_agree.html
Here's Mike T's FAQ:
http://www.execulink.com/~dtierney/wmc/faq.htm#WTQ1
LocoToo NADS#025 |
| re: Spoke Length Resource | Brad Mac
Apr 5, 2002 3:24 AM | | I use Wheelpro now that the password has been removed. Good for Hope spoke lengths but can handle all hubs. |
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