In a message dated 8/18/03 11:42:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, chuckschmidt@earthlink.net writes:
> So what does this tell you? What it tells me is that the spokes aren't
> moving back and forth against themselves. How could they move with the
> sharp notch in each spoke where they touch. You'd even be able to hear
> them popping in and out of the notch while you rode if the spokes moved.
>
This is commonly noticed by the clicking noise that emanates from the rear
wheel when climbing. The spokes ARE moving, that's why they "click". I
demonstrated this to customers by manipulating the spokes across one another and asking
"sound sort of like this?"
They're usually astounded. When the spokes get like that, it's the PERFECT
time to tie and solder them, you get a little extra structure and then they
realy don't move!
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA