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Article #174Re: Double-butted spokes?
From: R. Scott Truesdell
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 23:02
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 23:02
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In article <1d7onvINNnpt@skat.usc.edu>, cjz@skat.usc.edu (Claude Zinngrabe) wrote: > > I'm looking for relatively inexpensive ways to shed > weight from my road bike. ... > someone suggested that I rebuild my wheels using double-butted spokes. > Does any one know how much (percentages, please) this will shave from > my wheels? Percentages? How about between 1 and 1.5 ounces per wheel. Ballpark figure. > Also, I've heard all kinds of rumors/advice concerning the > pros/cons of rotating mass. Is less better or not?? Less is better. Put on a cheap wheel (steel rims?). It's a difference you can feel. --scott
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!decwrl!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!news.service.uci.edu!ucivax!aux-1.ics.uci.edu!user From: truesdel@ics.uci.edu (R. Scott Truesdell) Subject: Re: Double-butted spokes? Nntp-Posting-Host: aux-1.ics.uci.edu Message-ID: <truesdel-041192140434@aux-1.ics.uci.edu> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles Organization: University of California, Irvine Lines: 20 References: <1d7onvINNnpt@skat.usc.edu> Date: 4 Nov 92 23:02:27 GMT Followup-To: rec.bicycles