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I'm well-acquainted with the local wisdom that you don't really have
your spokes too tight unless they're pretzelling your rims (slight
exaggeration, maybe), but I am wondering whether you tune spokes on
small wheels to the same pitch as you would a 700c or 27" wheel.
I have a bike with 20" wheels (four of them) and most of the spokes go
"thud" rather than "ping". Should I give them a few more turns with the
spoke key?
-dan
In article said:I am wondering whether you tune spokes on
small wheels to the same pitch as you would a 700c or 27" wheel.
Assuming the same thickness spokes a shorter spoke will have a different
natural frequency at the same tension.
http://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/pitcheqn.htm
http://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/tension.htm
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Quoted message said:In article said:I am wondering whether you tune spokes on
small wheels to the same pitch as you would a 700c or 27" wheel.Assuming the same thickness spokes a shorter spoke will have a different
natural frequency at the same tension.
http://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/pitcheqn.htm
http://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/tension.htm
I'm off to the garage with my mandolin now.
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Cheers
the.Mark
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