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I'm trying to learn to build my own wheels, but I'm having a hard time with
my rear wheel. I tried doing a 3x 32 hole rear wheel, but it came undone on
me during the first ride ruining the rim ($65 bucks chalked up to
experience). I'm pretty sure I just didn't have the spokes tight enough. I
bought a Wheelsmith Tensiometer a new rim and tried again. After reading L.
Zinn's thoughts on heavy riders on rear wheels, I decided to do a radial
lace on the left side and a 3x lace of the right (drive side).
My question involves spoke tension (what seems to be my main problem). I
understand radial laced spokes need to be tighter to prevent them from
coming loose under load, but on a rear wheel it seems the drive side spokes
must be under more tension to keep the wheel dished properly.
Right now my rear wheel seems true, but the drive side 3x spokes are at cir.
120 kgf and the left radial side spokes are between 83 and 98. Is this
going to be okay? Do I need to get either side tighter? I'd hate to ruin
another rim on trial and error. This little educational experience is
costing me twice what a new set of wheels would have!
FWIW... Ultegra FH-6500, 14 gauge DT spokes, Open pro rim.
I've order both wheel building books, but neither have arrived yet.
Any advice would be appreciated.
my rear wheel. I tried doing a 3x 32 hole rear wheel, but it came undone on
me during the first ride ruining the rim ($65 bucks chalked up to
experience). I'm pretty sure I just didn't have the spokes tight enough. I
bought a Wheelsmith Tensiometer a new rim and tried again. After reading L.
Zinn's thoughts on heavy riders on rear wheels, I decided to do a radial
lace on the left side and a 3x lace of the right (drive side).
My question involves spoke tension (what seems to be my main problem). I
understand radial laced spokes need to be tighter to prevent them from
coming loose under load, but on a rear wheel it seems the drive side spokes
must be under more tension to keep the wheel dished properly.
Right now my rear wheel seems true, but the drive side 3x spokes are at cir.
120 kgf and the left radial side spokes are between 83 and 98. Is this
going to be okay? Do I need to get either side tighter? I'd hate to ruin
another rim on trial and error. This little educational experience is
costing me twice what a new set of wheels would have!
FWIW... Ultegra FH-6500, 14 gauge DT spokes, Open pro rim.
I've order both wheel building books, but neither have arrived yet.
Any advice would be appreciated.