Egg Fried Rice Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 heyi built my rear wheel for the first time and it was easy as hell lolbut i dont kow how tight to have my spoke and i dont want to cash out on a tension meter.can someone like describe to me how tight i should have it.i think its a bit too tight right now and im scared that if i use it too tight my wheel wont flex and go bang.also...does it matter if theres like a little egg in my wheel. about 1mm lol these things get me so paranoid!thanks very muchJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 no it desnt matter about the egg really, althoug if we were roadies it would feel really bumpy. but our ft tyre absorb that. just tension them so you can squeeze the spokes together about 3-4 mm. ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 They can go pretty tight, but it's more of a case of keeping the wheel straight. As long as it's tight-ish then then wheel isn't going to fall apart*.*Unless you have a Pro II in which case it's best to do the nipples up finger tight and hope for the best. Or so I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 ooooo, bitchy just do em nice and tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 *Unless you have a Pro II in which case it's best to do the nipples up finger tight and hope for the best. Or so I heard.i really hope your joking, the ones that have broken are just f**ked ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 i really hope your joking, the ones that have broken are just f**ked ones.Our in house hope representative would say has said otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Yeah, I was joking of course. The Hope bitching discussion can go in the other topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted October 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Yeah, I was joking of course. The Hope bitching discussion can go in the other topic.lol yeah i need some more answers guys! JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Have you got some other wheels built by professional wheel builders that you can compare? I would say you want to go pretty tight with a normal finger spoke key, but don't go nuts. As long as the tension is even on both sides (just about) and around the wheel, don't worry too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Neal Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Ping a spoke with your finger nail, or if you're musical a tuning fork, and compare it to another wheel. If it's similar, it's probably about right.Or as Ash said, flex the spokes above where they cross. As for the egg - it's fine and fair play for getting so little on you're first effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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