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Date: 18 Jul 2007 04:26:43
From: Don Barcode
Subject: 16 spoke wheel
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Hey guys I have this idea for a 16 spoke wheel Its just take a normal 32
spoke wheel, and remove half the spokes. Will it work? Will the empty
holes be a problem? thanks
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Date: 19 Jul 2007 20:28:28
From: DirtRoadie
Subject: Re: 16 spoke wheel
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On Jul 18, 6:26 am, Don Barcode <"@@@.@@."@ > wrote:
> Hey guys I have this idea for a 16 spoke wheel Its just take a normal 32
> spoke wheel, and remove half the spokes. Will it work? Will the empty
> holes be a problem? thanks
Sure no problem. Just remove every other spoke. But if it's a rear
wheel be sure to keep the drive side spokes ;-)
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Date: 19 Jul 2007 07:08:17
From: Ron Ruff
Subject: Re: 16 spoke wheel
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On Jul 18, 6:26 am, Don Barcode <"@@@.@@."@ > wrote:
> Will the empty
> holes be a problem? thanks
No... you can cut up little pieces of electrical tape to cover the
holes if you like.
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Date: 19 Jul 2007 12:03:21
From: Qui si parla Campagnolo
Subject: Re: 16 spoke wheel
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On Jul 18, 6:26 am, Don Barcode <"@@@.@@."@ > wrote:
> Hey guys I have this idea for a 16 spoke wheel Its just take a normal 32
> spoke wheel, and remove half the spokes. Will it work? Will the empty
> holes be a problem? thanks
The holes won't be a problem but the lack of weight/heft of the rim
may make for an unreliable wheel. Don't try it in the rear and not the
front unless you are a fairly light rider. 16 spoke wheels come with
heavier/stronger rims to become more reliable.
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Date: 18 Jul 2007 06:10:34
From: jim beam
Subject: Re: 16 spoke wheel
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Don Barcode wrote:
> Hey guys I have this idea for a 16 spoke wheel Its just take a normal 32
> spoke wheel, and remove half the spokes. Will it work? Will the empty
> holes be a problem? thanks
depends on the rim. my shimano r540's come with 16 spokes front and
rear from factory. no problems under my lardy clydesdale ass. if it's
a deep section rim like mavic cxp33, should be fine. do /not/ try this
in a ma2. and do /not/ simply increase the spoke tension because the
spoke count is lower - it's a jobstian misconception that tension =
strength.
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Date: 18 Jul 2007 06:38:12
From: Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
Subject: Re: 16 spoke wheel
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Don Barcode who? wrote:
> Hey guys I have this idea for a 16 spoke wheel Its just take a normal 32
> spoke wheel, and remove half the spokes. Will it work? Will the empty
> holes be a problem? thanks
This was done on the front wheels of some BikeE models. The wheels
worked fine, since 18 spokes are plenty for an ISO 305-mm wheel, since
there will be about the same length of rim between spokes as on a
36-spoke ISO 622-mm (700C) wheel. The front wheel also carried about 20
to 30% of the total weight.
Your problems will be due to too few spokes, not empty spoke holes, if
you try this on a larger rim. Note that boutique low spoke count wheels
generally have heavy rims to compensate for the lack of spokes.
--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
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