Re: [CR] Spokes, etc.

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Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:35:12 -0700
From: <mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net>
To: John Hurley <JHurley@jdabrams.com>
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Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] Spokes, etc.


One correction:

"Measured from outside of start of bend to the flat of the mushroom."

That'll make more sense. Just check a Ritchey Logic (DT) from way back when - appears to be between 6.1 and 6.2 using analog calipers.

=8-)

Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA USA

Quoting John Hurley <JHurley@jdabrams.com>:
> Robert,
> I am interested that you are so heavily into straight gage spokes. What
> benefits do you find in straight gage over butted?
>
> I had never heard of CN Spoke (Chun Nan), not that I am a wheel builder
> by any stretch, even though according to their website they've been
> around since 1970! In the past there have been threads on spoke head
> markings, but no mention of this brand. I will add them to my list. I
> wish someone would create a photo collection of spoke heads. I see CN
> Spoke has a brand called Mac, with an "m" as spoke head marking. Do
> their CN brand spokes also have this mark?
>
> What are your views on the length of the elbow crook vs the thickness of
> the hub flange? Can an aluminum hub flange really be used as an anvil
> to change the shape of a high-strength steel spoke, per Ted Ernst?
>
> John Hurley
> Austin, Texas, USA
>
>
>
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