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frankenbike in reply to @Simba

Ah right. I was more concerned about the fatigue on the spokes, apparently this way they break at the elbows sooner due to the different stresses. It's not tensioned up yet so I think I'll just take it apart again and relace it. No biggie.

Thanks for the help

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gbj_tester in reply to @frankenbike

I'll just take it apart again and relace it

I'm with Sheldon on this one. I've seen arguments for the other way, but I think they address a problem which doesn't actually manifest in properly built wheels over a normal lifespan, whereas pulling the interleaved crossing away from the brake caliper and dérailleur cage does seem to work.

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frankenbike in reply to @gbj_tester

Unlike you to disagree with Shimano.

Edit: I misunderstood your comment. Yeah, assuming that I build it properly I am not expecting that I'll be breaking spokes left/right/centre but might as well get it right in the first instance.

You think it's fine then?

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