The Schraner book has a section on tying and soldering (to summarize):
- improves structural strength, eliminates shifting as loads change - adds stability to the crossed structure - more ridgidity
- recommends 0.4mm pre-tinned iron wire - Bruhlmann's tying wire available from DT Proline - sez tying provides strength, soldering is there to keep wire from unravelling - likes the iron wire as it can be easily 'yanked' off, making a tight and clean wrap......
Also, re. High versus low flange hubs, my recollection is that high flange built wheels are generally stiffer and stronger, low flange more resilient and perhaps more suited for road racing versus crits. Note that track hubs are generally high flange (or at least were). I don't think that Campy made low flange track hubs.
Rodney Kugizaki Oro Valley, AZ USA
On Sep 14, 2007, at 10:58 AM, Doug Van Cleve wrote:
> Howdy folks.
>
> I want to try tying and soldering some wheels and have found that at
> least one authority likes "beekeeper's wire" (which DT also sells for
> this purpose) but everyone else I have read about like tinned copper
> "buss" wire. I am preparing to order my supplies and am torn on which
> wire to get. Opinions?
>
> Doug Van Cleve
> Chandler, AZ USA