Hi,
I swapped out my old 27" x 1.25" steel rimmed wheels on my 1982 Peugeot for a pair of second hand Mavic SA2 700C alloy rimmed wheels fitted on large flange Pellisier hubs. This has greatly improved my braking power especially in the wet but I have noticed that I get an annoying intermittant clicking noise from the front wheel as I ride along. I have taken the bearing apart, checked the balls and races and ressembled but still click clik clk.
I examined the spokes (36off x 2mm x 3X laced sheridize coated) and have spotted that where the spokes ovelap that there is a small wear spot creating a slight shoulder. Some of the spokes are less tight than the others. Could it be that this is the casuse of the annoying clicking and if yes why are spokes laced such that they touch ?
It seems perfectly possible to lace the wheels without them touching.
Regards
Ken Hume
London, England