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Gig Miller  
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 More options May 12 2008, 11:39 am
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From: Gig Miller <thunderha...@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:39:40 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, May 12 2008 11:39 am
Subject: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
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.


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 More options May 12 2008, 1:01 pm
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From: Werehatrack <raul...@earthWEEDSlink.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:01:29 -0600
Local: Mon, May 12 2008 1:01 pm
Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
On Sun, 11 May 2008 18:39:40 -0700 (PDT), Gig Miller
<thunderha...@yahoo.com> may have said:

>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?

Measure the tension of the drive side, not the non-drive, when
building.  The non-drive will end up at a lower tension, and that's
normal. Tensioning the spokes beyond the rated maximum for the rim is
not recommended.

The accuracy of the Park tool is subject to fudge factors relating to
its handling of spoke thickness, if I recall correctly.  Jobst Brandt
can elaborate on that issue.

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A Muzi  
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 More options May 12 2008, 12:30 pm
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From: A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:30:59 -0500
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

No conflict.  The specified tension is for the right side! The left ends
at whatever is necessary to center the wheel with your hub spacing.
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jim beam  
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(1 user)  More options May 13 2008, 12:30 pm
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From: jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 19:30:17 -0700
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
Werehatrack wrote:

<snip for clarity>

> The accuracy of the Park tool is subject to fudge factors relating to
> its handling of spoke thickness, if I recall correctly.  Jobst Brandt
> can elaborate on that issue.

he sure can - his elaboration is to declare it irrelevant to spoke
stiffness!

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jim beam  
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From: jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 19:30:42 -0700
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 12:30 pm
Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

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.

that's too high.  pay attention to the drive side spoke tension, not the
non-drive side.  [if you want to check the math on this, i believe it's
now included in damon rinard's spokecalc.

> 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?

tension differential is a function of hub spacing and therefore spoke
angle differential.


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Gig Miller  
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 More options May 13 2008, 8:32 pm
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From: Gig Miller <thunderha...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 03:32:34 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 8:32 pm
Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
72KgF as indicated by the Park Tension Meter feels way too loose. I
question the precision, not accuracy of the Park meter. Anyone else
ever run into this with this meter? Has anyone ever set up their own
calibration apparatus and checked the values?

Greg

On May 11, 10:30 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:


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jim beam  
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From: jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 05:48:08 -0700
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

Gig Miller wrote:
> 72KgF as indicated by the Park Tension Meter feels way too loose. I
> question the precision, not accuracy of the Park meter. Anyone else
> ever run into this with this meter? Has anyone ever set up their own
> calibration apparatus and checked the values?

"feels way too loose"?  if your judgment is better than the tensiometer,
why are you bothering with it at all?

more importantly, do you understand why dished wheels have a tension
differential?  what are you hoping to achieve with higher tension?


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 More options May 13 2008, 10:49 pm
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From: Art Harris <n...@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 05:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

Gig Miller wrote:
> 72KgF as indicated by the Park Tension Meter feels way too loose. I
> question the precision, not accuracy of the Park meter. Anyone else
> ever run into this with this meter? Has anyone ever set up their own
> calibration apparatus and checked the values?

What tension does it indicate on the drive side? It's not unusual for
left side spokes to be half the tension of right side spokes.

Art Harris


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Gig Miller  
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 More options May 13 2008, 10:58 pm
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From: Gig Miller <thunderha...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 05:58:41 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
Yes, I understand the reason for the tension differential. I am quite
familiar with vector analysis.

On May 13, 8:48 am, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:


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jim beam  
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From: jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:01:43 -0700
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

Gig Miller wrote:
> Yes, I understand the reason for the tension differential. I am quite
> familiar with vector analysis.

so what makes you judge these spokes to be "too loose"?  if we
understand your concern, maybe we can address it.


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 More options May 13 2008, 11:09 pm
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From: Gig Miller <thunderha...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:09:24 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, May 13 2008 11:09 pm
Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
Based on tone and feel and comparing them to other wheels of similar
materials. My concern is that the Park Tension Meter is not accurate.

On May 13, 9:01 am, jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote:


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 More options May 13 2008, 11:12 pm
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Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 23:12:12 +1000
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

Gig Miller Wrote:

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jim beam  
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From: jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:18:15 -0700
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

Gig Miller wrote:
> Based on tone and feel and comparing them to other wheels of similar
> materials.

but what is your concern about the tension?  what are you hoping higher
tension will achieve?

> My concern is that the Park Tension Meter is not accurate.

unless damaged, it is.  they're all calibrated in factory against a
standard.


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jim beam  
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From: jim beam <spamvor...@bad.example.net>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:23:28 -0700
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

the friction, while not ideal, doesn't matter that much if it's
consistent and accounted for in calibration.  consistency is the vital
thing.

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From: Ron Ruff <rruffrr...@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 07:37:27 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Wed, May 14 2008 12:37 am
Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
On May 13, 4:32 am, Gig Miller <thunderha...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 72KgF as indicated by the Park Tension Meter feels way too loose. I
> question the precision, not accuracy of the Park meter. Anyone else
> ever run into this with this meter? Has anyone ever set up their own
> calibration apparatus and checked the values?

The Park meter is sensitive to friction, and if this varies you will
get inaccurate readings. I had one with a pivot that would keep coming
loose. After locktiting it and lubing it, the readings changed a lot.
Apparently each unit is crudely calibrated in an unlubricated state,
and the friction (at least on mine) was enough to make a considerable
difference.

I'd recommend checking with another meter to see if they are close. If
they aren't, Park will happily recalibrate it for a small fee.


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 More options May 14 2008, 6:12 am
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From: Tosspot <Frank.Le...@esa.int>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 22:12:46 +0200
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

jim beam wrote:
> Gig Miller wrote:
>> 72KgF as indicated by the Park Tension Meter feels way too loose. I
>> question the precision, not accuracy of the Park meter. Anyone else
>> ever run into this with this meter? Has anyone ever set up their own
>> calibration apparatus and checked the values?

> "feels way too loose"?  if your judgment is better than the tensiometer,
> why are you bothering with it at all?

I got on a new set of bathroom scales at the weekend.  The put me at
55kg, given I'm 6" tall, a fat bastard, with no muscle tone, my "gut
feeling" is they might be a bit out.

However, for you weight weenies, I can offer these scales at a reduced
price of 100 USD, delivery excluded, I can guarantee they'll take 20kgs
of your weight, 30 at a push.  The cheapest, quickest, weight loss
you'll ever experience.


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 More options May 15 2008, 6:17 pm
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:17:54 +1000
Local: Thurs, May 15 2008 6:17 pm
Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

daveornee Wrote:

> I take a couple squeeze & release cycles to make sure the readings come
> out the same.

+1

If I do some crude 2-out-of-3 voting on the readings I'm sure there are
other factors that will be far more influential to the final quality and
characteristics of the wheel than measurement errors.

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 More options May 15 2008, 11:37 pm
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:37:54 GMT
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel

Gig Miller wrote:
> Based on tone and feel and comparing them to other wheels of similar
> materials. My concern is that the Park Tension Meter is not accurate.

This possibility has been raised before. When attempts were made to
calibrate the Park tool using actual spoke deflections and vector
analysis, it was concluded that vector theory was flawed rather than the
tool.

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Tim McNamara  
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 More options May 16 2008, 8:43 am
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:43:09 -0500
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
In article
<3c93f945-83ea-4aa0-a1eb-f7f94d1c9...@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
 Gig Miller <thunderha...@yahoo.com> 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?

Welcome to the dilemma of dished wheels.  In order to make room for the
cogs, the right side flange is offset towards the center plane of the
wheel.  That results in the left side spokes being much more slack.

The measurement they sent you is for the drive (right) side.  The
non-drive (left) side is left to its own devices.  If you've got 120 KgF
on the right and 72 KgF on the left, that's as good as it gets with 130
mm spacing and an 8/9/10 speed cassette.  I've seen 9 and 10 speed
wheels where the differential is 120/40.

7 speed wheels should have been 130 mm spacing and 8/9/10 should have
been 135 at a minimum. 140 would be better.  But because we have to have
fat aluminum/CF/unobtanium chain stays that are stupidly short, that's
not feasible.  My 7 speed bike with 135 mm spacing is nearly zero dish
and has been a trouble free wheel since 1996, with virtually even spoke
tension just like a front wheel.


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Jay Beattie  
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 More options May 16 2008, 11:11 am
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From: Jay Beattie <jbeat...@lindsayhart.com>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:11:18 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
On May 15, 3:43 pm, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:

Another option is the Aerohead off-center rim -- although he should be
able to build a strong wheel with good tension on a Deep V without
spoke hole cracking.  It sounds like the tensiometer might be off, but
maybe not.

Another approach (not an efficient one) is to go with the as-measured
115-120kgf (right) and see if the wheel stays true.  If not, then wind
it up a little more until it does.  If the spoke holes start to crack,
then we know that the linseed oil crowd is right and that the motor
oil crowd is wrong -- for that rim at least. -- Jay Beattie.


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From: dabac <dabac.39i...@no-mx.forums.cyclingforums.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 20:27:24 +1000
Local: Fri, May 16 2008 8:27 pm
Subject: Re: 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?

--
dabac


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mike.a.schwab@gmail.com  
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 More options May 18 2008, 7:03 am
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Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 14:03:21 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: Spoke Tension of Rear Wheel
On May 11, 8:39 pm, Gig Miller <thunderha...@yahoo.com> wrote:

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

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