Stu who? writes shyly:
> still don't get it
If you "don't get it" then why are you trying to tell others what stresses spokes sustain and how to
stress relieve?
> never built a wheel in my life have straighten a few
That's not a good resume on which to build credibility in wheel building.
> and if riding on a wheel(back wheel more than the front, because it has the torque from pedaling,
> unless of course you have a disc front) doesn't stress relieve the wheel over time. then why
> stress relieve them by hand first?
I think you are there where wheel builders were many years ago. Stress and load cycles of spokes and
how spokes fail is apparently not obvious. You could inform yourself on these matters at a bike shop
that carries "the Bicycle Wheel" in their book department or you could order it from:
http://www.avocet.com/wheelbook/wheelbook.html http://tinyurl.com/8yl8
> what part of the spoke are you stress relieving?
Those with residual high stresses, there where spokes generally fail because they are not
stress relieved.
> the way l see it, it is where the spokes cross each other, right?
Wrong.
> (looking at the pic on Mr sheldon browns page) ie bending the spokes so they sit well against each
> other while l agree that this may make a "wheel that is true and round, and will stay that way
> better than most machine made wheels"
That is not the goal of his method.
> but l don't understand how it helps with fatigue. don't most spokes break at the nipple end?
That is because you don't understand what causes spoke failure. You ought to at least read the FAQ:
http://draco.acs.uci.edu/rbfaq/FAQ/8c.1.html
> am dieing to go my spokes with and old crank, just trying to understand why
You don't need an old crank to do that. Meanwhile, please take a course in English so your
meandering thoughts are more readable. Nouveau spelling and punctuation is gauche and dilettantish.
Jobst Brandt
[email protected] Palo Alto CA
