You are reading a single comment by @frankenbike and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
Netakure
@frankenbike
I've got some wheels built with WTB ST Lite rims, which are shite and the spoke tension's all over the place. Some spokes have actually come fully loose. I think partly the problem is that it's a shallow rim with a low flange separation (it's 6 bolt/dynamo on the front) and partly I shouldn't have used grease on the spoke threads. I'm going to rebuild them with a decent rim either myself or at a shop.
For a "general" 32h wheelset for gravel, road, touring with 35mm-50mm tyre would you go Kinlin TL-23 at £40 or Kinlin RD-3FT at £75? Feel like 31mm depth/550g+ weight of the RD-3FT and 32 spokes might be extreme overkill, but on the other hand it might help with the spoke tension/flange problem