Johan Bornman writes:
>> How 'bout simply going up one cross? Might fit... Or if it
>> doesn't straight off you can tinker with changing cross and nipple
>> length and maybe find a decent combo there? It's much nicer to
>> build with new nipples anyhow.
> In my experience, nipple length cannot compensate for too-short
> spokes. No matter how long the nipples, the threads still engage at
> the same place as a shorter nipple. I find long nipples
> particularly useless, as they very quickly shear at high tension.
My experience was with wood rims whose 25mm long spoke nipples had the
same amount of thread at the head end as shorter ones. They, like
short ones had an extended unthreaded tubular end to give spoke wrench
access at the inner diameter of the rim.
With wood rims, spoke nipples are in contact with the glued underside
of tubular tires, making SpokePrep unnecessary because, even with
loose spokes, spoke nipples are not free to rotate and unscrew. To
make up for that, wood rims, although responding well to rim brakes,
absorbed no heat and caused brake pads to burn off on descents. You
could feel the burning bits from the front brake on your legs.
Jobst Brandt
