Re: Spoke tension Question

Ozark Bicycle wrote:
On Oct 30, 5:49 pm, Jay Beattie <jbeat...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 30, 11:29 am, Ozark Bicycle



<bicycleatel...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 30, 10:49 am, landotter <landot...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ozark Bicycle wrote:
On Oct 30, 8:17 am, landotter <landot...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jas51 wrote:
Using the rim taco-method of setting spoke tension, should a tire be
mounted and inflated beforehand? Ive always brung the spokes up to tension
with no tire mounted, but the 160 psi thread got me wondering. What's the
proper technique?
Bare rim. Using a really shitty spoke wrench you got carded at a Kmart
in 1988, as you can't find your Park model, tension each spoke till
your index finger hurts and it goes "twinnng!" instead of "twooong!"
when plucked. Make sure to have your ears calibrated beforehand.
Next step: Use Google to find the best price on a new rim. Rinse and
repeat. ;-)
All kidding aside, I do have a general pitch which I true around,
dished wheels getting an average of that tone. It doesn't distinguish
between specific brands of rims, some which can take more tension--but
the wheels stay true, and that's all that matters in the end. ;-) I've
only had one rim ever go bad on me, and that was a cracked MA3 a
couple years ago--which I doubt had to do with spoke tension. As long
as the tension is good enough, the spokes seated in the flanges, and
the overall tension even--you're still miles ahead of factory tuned
junk.
The Jobst taco method strikes me as a bit more dangerous than my
rather plebian ways, seeing as he's a proponent of socketed rims,
which I assume are going to be a bit more resistant to cracking
compared to eyeletted or plain hole stoff.
"The Jobst taco method" is way outta date and not applicable to modern
rims (which are more resistant to 'doing the taco' than are box shape
rims) and modern, more highly dished 130mm 8-10sp rear wheels.- Hide quoted text -
http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.aspx?PART_NUM_SUB='2539-00' I
think $54 is a reasonable investment -- less than a Open Pro rim full
price. -- Jay Beattie


Considering the investment in a pair of hubs, pair of rims, 60+
spokes, etc., it seems foolish to "cheap out" and not buy a Park
Tensiometer.


yeahbut some individuals think their psychic powers make them exempt from the physics of earthly matter. they "don't need no steenkin' tensiometer", remember?
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