Peter, thank you for providing this useful information. I will proceed with building the wheels with DB14 spokes.
Regards, Boogarich On Sep 30, 7:29 am, Peter Jon White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Phil Wood increased the diameter of their spoke holes to accommodate > 13g spokes a few years back. The important factor didn't change, > however. That's the thickness of the flange. So when the spoke is > under tension, it doesn't move, and the larger diameter of the hole is > irrelevant. It's still a perfect fit. > > On Sep 30, 1:33 am, Boogarich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I'm building a set of wheels using Phil Wood touring hubs - the seven > > speed freewheel type. The spokes I planned on using are the > > Wheelsmith DB14 (14GA-16GA-14GA). When insterted into the hub the > > spoke head "wobbles about". Does this matter? Should I me using > > different spokes? I'd rather not use a heavier guage spoke. I'm 200 > > lbs and plan to use the wheels for light touring. > > > Boogarich- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
