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After messing up my last rear wheel in a worrying incident with a 4x4 (she was on the phone), I decided to make my own new wheel.
The exact spoke length I needed was 293.6, the closest my LBS had was 296mm. Sheldon says "Generally, I round upward to the nearest available larger size", so I hoped they would be near enough.
I've built the wheel, but unfortunately - being too long - some of the spokes have extended past the thread, so the nipples are screwing a fair way into the unthreaded body of the spokes.
Is this just plain dangerous, or will they hold no problem?
I've given it a quick test ride and it seems to be strong.
Although I've been careful about spoke twist and have stress relieved the spokes extensively, it's still pinging a bit. Is this normal for the first ride on a newly built wheel?
Given it a few skids with no trouble, but the thought of it collapsing in traffic makes me want to double check.