[CR]A source of 15/17g (1.8/1.4mm) spokes?

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:38:11 -0400
From: "Dmitry Yaitskov" <dima@rogers.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]A source of 15/17g (1.8/1.4mm) spokes?

Hi group,

Trying to build a suitable wheel for a 1947 British bike, I'm looking for 15/17 gauge spokes - but the best I could find is DT Revolution wich are 14/17g. Could anybody point me to an online source of 15/17g spokes? Do such spokes currently exist at all?

Failing that, would I be better off using 14/17 (such as DT Swiss Revolution) or 15/16 DT Competition? (One point in favor of 15/16 is the nipples' diameter which I assume would be smaller - regular nipples for 14g spokes fit too tightly into the holes in muy Constrictor rim, a looser fit would work better it seems.)

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Cheers,
Dmitry Yaitskov,
Toronto, Canada.