Dear All,
I could go on and on about SSC's. Nothing better in a cyclist's life except maybe 100% agave.
And, while I'm on it....Don't get me going on the "screw and glue" frames. Several old time fancy importers made a living based on these. Check out the song, "Smugglers Blues" done by one of the Eagles.
Wheel building is really all about "spook life."
"Feel the Wheel"
Andy Bohlmann Colorado Springs, CO, EU
http://www.tourofcolorado.com and http://www.sandcreeksports.com
<transition202@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [CR]Mavic old school rims at Flanders
> ... sometimes i do enjoy the "mis-spellings", especially since i am one to
> do it more frequently these days than others. but i do enjoy it when i
> mess up the letters, when i read the paper, and other meanings just come
> out.
>
> ... anyway i'm sure everyone caught the "spook life" in that one.
>
> ... i do think though that says it a bit about wheel building !
>
> robert clair
> alexandria, va
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Earle Young" <earle.young@tds.net>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>; <transition202@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 6:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Mavic old school rims at Flanders
>
>
> > Tom Harriman asked: However, if there's a list member with a PHD in
> > spook life, there free to enlighten the rest of the list.
> >
> > Capt. Bike, PhD in all things bicycles, the late Sheldon Brown put it
> > succinctly and correctly on his Website:
> > "Double-butted spokes do more than save weight. The thick ends make them
> > as strong in the highly-stressed areas as straight-gauge spokes of the
> > same thickness, but the thinner middle sections make the spokes
> > effectively more elastic. This allows them to stretch (temporarily) more
> > than thicker spokes.
> >
> > As a result, when the wheel is subjected to sharp localized stresses,
> > the most heavily stressed spokes can elongate enough to shift some of
> > the stress to adjoining spokes. This is particularly desirable when the
> > limiting factor is how much stress the rim can withstand without
> > cracking around the spoke hole. "
> >
> > My 30 years of experience building wheels leads me to concur. I have see
> > far fewer broken spokes and cracked rims with butted spokes laced tight.
> >
> > Earle Young
> > Madison, Wisc.
> > Offering expert wheelbuilding service for classic and modern bikes.