Re: Spontaneous Spoke Failure

Carl Fogel writes:

[snip]

It seems to me that this
occurred more than once with Robergel spokes, the best stainless
spokes of that era.

The kind of spoke doesn't make any difference . . .

[snip]

Dear Jobst,

?

It has no effect on the ability to have a creeping failure once it has
a crack that is close to separation.

Therefore: >> The kind of spoke doesn't make any difference...

Cheers,

You are trying hard to appear to not understand. Stop that!

Maybe you can give a name for this kind of posting.

Carl Fogel


Jobst Brandt
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