Re: rim life.. questions...

Joe Riel writes:

>> you got it. but of course, if jobst wanted to cheat, he could angle
>> the cuts so they wedged against the pull. but he'd have to do the
>> math on the resolved forces and balance that against the hoop stress
>> that would cause the wedges to drift also...

> To simplify the math, assume no offset (though if I were conducting
> the test I'd consider using a rear wheel to mitigate the effects of
> a failure).

I'm using a front wheel and use only perpendicular cuts as well as
they can be made with a parting saw. That's difficult enough. I'm
re-spoking to an old rim now. I don't plan to ride this down any
mountain descents at breakneck speeds but merely around the block to
demonstrate what has been discussed as rim forces and wheel
integrity with respect to spoke tension.

We'll see.

Jobst Brandt
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