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> Maybe it's not settled.
>
> DT seems to indicate their spokes are measured from the tip of the threaded end to the crook of
> the bend (all the way to the near edge of the base of the head).
>
> Have a look at www.dtswiss.com, choose yer language (on the bottom), choose Spokes (on the left),
> choose any spoke model (on the right), then click on "Technical Drawing".
Yes, I've seen that. There are other manufactirer's differences and they are similarly minor.
Most wheelbuilders use a ruler similar to the one shown. We then correct to the brand of spoke we
commonly use. That means we know whether to choose a millimeter up or a millimeter down from
whatever calculator we use or from a measured spoke out of a repair wheel.
The variance, while real, is never a full milllimeter, in my experience and is therefore negligible
for purposes of bicycle wheel spoke selection.
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Andrew Muzi http://www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971
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> Maybe it's not settled.
>
> DT seems to indicate their spokes are measured from the tip of the threaded end to the crook of
> the bend (all the way to the near edge of the base of the head).
>
> Have a look at www.dtswiss.com, choose yer language (on the bottom), choose Spokes (on the left),
> choose any spoke model (on the right), then click on "Technical Drawing".
Yes, I've seen that. There are other manufactirer's differences and they are similarly minor.
Most wheelbuilders use a ruler similar to the one shown. We then correct to the brand of spoke we
commonly use. That means we know whether to choose a millimeter up or a millimeter down from
whatever calculator we use or from a measured spoke out of a repair wheel.
The variance, while real, is never a full milllimeter, in my experience and is therefore negligible
for purposes of bicycle wheel spoke selection.
--
Andrew Muzi http://www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April 1971