Yesterday afternoon while detailing out a set of wheels off a '62 bike that
I am sure is all original I was surprised to note that it has double butted
spokes. When did they appear on the scene?
I am sure it has discussed endlessly (although not within the last few
years) but I am wondering if there is really a benefit in them...I can't
believe they save much weight and I believe the Swiss ones even use the same
amount of metal, but hammer the middle of them in a press or something very
similar to compress the middle of the spoke, or so I have been told.
Streamlining? doesn't seem to awfully likely to affect
streamlining...perhaps the ride?
Tom Sanders
Lansing, Mi USA