Andrew is correct. I made a mistake --- the washers are on the drive side, not the non-drive side.
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 10:20 AM Andrew Turner <andyreedtur...@gmail.com> wrote: > Washers are put on the drive-side rear spokes. > > Andrew > > On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 12:16:43 PM UTC-6 lconley wrote: > >> So if the drive side spokes have higher tension, why are the washers put >> on the non-drive side spokes? Again, makes no sense to me. >> >> Laing >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 10:20:40 AM UTC-5 pi...@gmail.com wrote: >> The drive side still has higher tension, and the way to get durable >> wheels is to get high tension without cracking the rim. The washers spread >> the load of the spoke nipple over a wider area and prevents the rim from >> cracking. With lowish spoke count wheels and dished wheels, you can easily >> exceed the rim's cracking threshold. >> >> On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 4:27 AM lconley <lco...@brph.com> wrote: >> So if the spoke tension is equal on both sides, why would one side need >> washers? Makes no sense to me. >> >> Laing >> >> On Monday, January 16, 2023 at 4:44:22 PM UTC-5 pi...@gmail.com wrote: >> I would consider Ted Neugent's wheels: >> http://www.neugentcycling.com/Alloy-Wheels.html >> >> The TwoX technology (16 drive side spokes, 8 non-drive side spokes so you >> can have equal tension of spokes on both sides, with washers on the >> non-drive side so you can tension them safely without the rim cracking) >> makes a lot of sense to me. I've ordered a set and will report back when I >> get some real riding experience. I build my own wheels and they're reliable >> but his approach makes sense and he has the scale to get the right parts >> drilled correctly in this case, and I can't build anything as light. >> >> On Monday, January 16, 2023 at 1:18:22 PM UTC-8 andyree...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> Hey there group, >> >> As far as pre-built, lightweight alloy wheelsets are concerned, I'm >> currently looking at 3: >> Pacenti brevet, Ritchey Zeta II classic, and Hunt but leaning towards the >> last 2. I've had experience with Ritchey's and really enjoyed them and >> their clever J-bend design, but Hunt's are better stocked. Does anyone have >> positive experience with Hunt wheels or do they lack longevity? >> >> I'd also be inclined to hear about your custom-built lightweight wheelset >> experiences. My goal weight is something in the 1600g range w/ skewers. >> >> Cheers, >> Andrew >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ZbYSPOltKqI/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f5654f86-76e0-4646-a346-7eb20511d895n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f5654f86-76e0-4646-a346-7eb20511d895n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ZbYSPOltKqI/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97eaf9af-0e93-4d23-9095-0e187de75e8en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97eaf9af-0e93-4d23-9095-0e187de75e8en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6g%2BOB0vWc49YnASp75WPqXZ76siF8xzt%2BRO7tjXsRDWA%40mail.gmail.com.
