Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

Tim McNamara Wrote:
Welcome to the dilemma of dished wheels. ...If you've got 120 KgF on the
right and 72 KgF on the left, that's as good as it gets.

I've toyed with the idea of lacing a 32H hub to a 24H rim using only
every 2nd spoke hole on the NDS and every hole on the DS.
Assuming I'd be able to find a 32H rim where all the spoke holes are
drilled dead center and a hub geometry that'd give around 50% spoke
tension for a traditional lace that'd be spot on.

There's a guy on another forum who's been looking high and low for a
27H rim in order to be able to do the same thing using a 36H hub.

Following the same general theory it should be possible to build
something nice with a 48H hub and a 36H rim as well.

Anyone selling rim blanks?


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dabac

On May 11, 8:39 pm, Gig Miller wrote:
This is my first wheel build. Using 700C Velocity Deep V rims and
Wheelsmith DB14 spokes.

I have been told by the folks at Velocity that they build their rear
wheels with spoke tension of 110-120KgF.

Something doesn't seem right. If I take the left side spokes to
110KgF, I have to tighten the right side spokes to appox. 180KgF in
order to get the dish right.

Does this sound right? Is 180KgF too much? If I take the right side
spokes to 120, the left side seems loose at about 72 KgF.

I'm using a Park Tool Tension Meter to get these values. Am I missing
something?

Thanks,

Greg

We build all of our wheels at the same spoke tension. Spoke tension
is measured in Kilograms of Force (KGF). We build the front wheel
between 105 – 115 KGF, and the rear between 110 – 120 KGF. I hope this
helps, let me know if you have any further questions.

Go with a 0 cross non drive side so the spokes dont go slack, come
loose, and break.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html#half-radial