Spoke Tension

Does anyone know what the spoke tension is suposed to be for the
Following Wheels?

24" Alex DX32 with 13 Guage spokes.
KH24 2007 with 13 Guage spokes.
KH29 2005 with 13 Guage spokes.

Recently I brought the 24" Alex DX32 wheel into a well know bicycle
shop to be trued. The mechanic measure the spoke tension and was in
shock he said that the spokes had about twice as much tension as any
bycicle wheel that he ever worked on. Does this seem logical?

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well uni wheels should have more tension than a bike wheel cause it
takes all of your weight as opposed to a bike wheel that takes half


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iridemymuni wrote:
well uni wheels should have more tension than a bike wheel cause it
takes all of your weight as opposed to a bike wheel that takes half

That doesn't make sense. For a unicycle wheel you want it to be built
as strong as it can be with the components available, but the same is
true of a bike wheel.


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Danny Colyer wrote:
That doesn't make sense. For a unicycle wheel you want it to be built
as strong as it can be with the components available, but the same is
true of a bike wheel.



i guarantee you theres more tension in the spokes of my trials uni than
any bike i own.


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iridemymuni wrote:
i guarantee you theres more tension in the spokes of my trials uni than
any bike i own.


I couldn't with you more there iride. I also think the spokes of a
unicycle are more stronger than a bike for some reason. Cause in
comparison to a bike, wouldn't unicycle spokes have to be built to the
point of breaking because of people trying bunny hops and whatnot???



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iridemymuni wrote:
i guarantee you theres more tension in the spokes of my trials uni than
any bike i own.



Yea, but none or your bikes are too crash hot. As Danny said, a rider
generally will want the strongest wheel build he/she can get with the
components they have no matter if its a bike or a uni.


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Hazmat wrote:
I couldn't with you more there iride. I also think the spokes of a
unicycle are more stronger than a bike for some reason. Cause in
comparison to a bike, wouldn't unicycle spokes have to be built to the
point of breaking because of people trying bunny hops and whatnot???




Trials bikers and downhill mtber's probaly put a lot more pressure on
their wheel sets than we do. Either way bikers and unicyclists can both
use the same spokes and rims so the wheels we build cant be much
stronger than the other.


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my bikes are alright, theyre not kmart material but there not worth
thousands of dollars.

and generally unicycle spokes do have more tension than bicycle spokes.


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iridemymuni wrote:
my bikes are alright, theyre not kmart material but there not worth
thousands of dollars.

and generally unicycle spokes do have more tension than bicycle spokes.


I think because sometimes there are more spokes on a unicycle than a
MTB/BMX That's what i think.


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Hazmat wrote:
I think because sometimes there are more spokes on a unicycle than a
MTB/BMX That's what i think.



but my bike has 72 spokes and my uni has 36 !!


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