• I'm definitely finding spoke calcs the most confusing part of the process, is there a definitive guide/person people recommend?

    If I'm getting 291.5mm on a spoke calculation, should I round up or down? It's a front wheel so same length on both sides.

  • I always use at least two calculators (pro wheel builder and the Leonard one are my preference) and see how they compare.

    Results can match closely on one calculation and vary quite a bit on another.

    I tend to round up as I really don’t like spokes being too short but it depends, if the rim was particularly shallow I’d maybe round down.

    @arup I notice you mentioning that you use a bit of stainless spoke for feeding nipples into sealed rims, do you never have any issues with the stainless spoke not being very magnetic?

  • Yes, you're right. I cut multiple bits of spoke and then used the one that was most magnetic.

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