• I did account for nipples, but still found Rose markedly cheaper.

    Either way, I'm reassured and will order once I've got the hang of the DT Swiss spoke-calc...

    In other news, I've taken one for the team and ordered Challenge tubes, mainly because one size covers both 20mm and 23mm. A 20mm Evo CX is also en-route.

    The 55t Gerbhardt is 6/7 grammes lighter than the 49t Goldtech; Halfords do 1R8; and I've snaffled another Phil cog: averaging £26-odd a piece so far!

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