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Hmm... had several sets of Hunt wheels without issue (well, without issues with the spokes at least) so maybe I'll be alright. thanks, I'll have a think
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Hmm... had several sets of Hunt wheels without issue (well, without issues with the spokes at least) so maybe I'll be alright. thanks, I'll have a think
The differences between them will be marginal and are likely to depend on nothing more than personal preference. I've always viewed, rightly or wrongly, Pillar spokes as a budget option and Sapim as a premium option, hence why I'd go for Sapim if the price is the same.
Brommers
Personally I'd go for Sapim over Pillar. I believe that they use slightly different steels for their spokes (18/10 for Pillar, 18/8 for Sapim). I've used Sapim spokes a lot and never had any issues with them, whereas friends with Pillar spokes (mostly in Hunt wheels) have suffered from broken spokes. Of course there are a lot of other factors which might have led to this, but I'll be sticking to Sapim for my builds (except for those with DT Swiss Alpine IIIs).