Handbuilt or Factory Wheels?

cxp33 not exactly the worlds most strong or non flexy rim ;)

i go up and down in tension with my own spokes, depends on lots of factors. would of thought a handbuilt 32 with brass nipples etc would be way stiffer than a factory 16 spoke with alloy nipples.

Damon Rinard article on wheel stiffness and types of construction

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/wheel/index.htm

I lol'd

Aerospoke 5 spoke 0% These wheels are the most flexible wheels I've ever tested. There is no difference at or between spokes primarily because they are so flexible everywhere