Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
The biggest key to a strong
> wheel is uniform spoke tension. This cannot be achieved that well on
> a dished rear wheel, but it should be possible to achieve fairly
> uniform tension on a front wheel
On dished wheels the tension difference between the sides follows from
the geometry, but both groups of spokes should have equal tension
>
> 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.
>>
interlacing spokes gives the wheels a narrower profile, which is very usefull near the rear derailleur. It also spreads the loads a bit
Low tensioned spokes can make all sorts of funny noises, before and after they break. Spokes in a properly tensioned wheels will not go slack and should be quiet
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands