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Netakure
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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