moorey
call me Mia
Yeah, I've always rounded up when the calculator spec's an unavailable size. I'm a gronk rider, but Felix has never had a spoke fail.
First trail wheelset advice
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Rusty_68
say no to ooogamaflap
Bit like my full Chris King hub servicing tool that I bought years ago, when I had six CK hubs on my various bikes. Never had to use the bloody thing. Very nice piece of kit though. I sometimes get it out and caress it, just to feel it's quality...
PJO
in me vL comy
Just don't get your aroused trouser anywhere near it and you'll be ok.
moorey
call me Mia
That's a pom thing, not a CK thing though....
Out of interest, have you ever had any dealings with the guys at Monkey Wrench in Hackett?
Flow-Rider
Burner
There's something very wrong if .6 is going to come up short, I try to use the same size spoke where there's a 1~1.2 mm difference from left to right so that the spare spokes I order with each rim I build will fit into either side.
Litenbror
Eats Squid
That's who I would have recommended if asked who to build a wheel in Canberra but I've only heard good things I haven't had them build one. I have had good experiences in general there but only buying consumables.
ozzybmx
taking a shit with my boobs out
Same, I'll pick an average spoke size, add 4-6 spare spokes to the order and build the whole wheel set from the same size spoke if I can get away with it.
Nearly always DT spokes and DT brass nipples, did have a good contact for cheap Sapim CX Rays a Polyax brass for a while.
Have not built a set of wheels with alu nipples since about 2012.
PJO
in me vL comy
If you have flanges that are the same size then a single spoke size should service your needs. The problem is when you have mismatched flanges...
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
It's fairly common manufacturer-speak, "you can't mix other people's stuff with our stuff", but it's bullshit most of the time. The possible ground for the claim is different curvature to the washers supplied with many DT rims, but I've had wheels in with broken washers even with DT nipples....
That said, I mostly build with DT spokes & nipples regardless of rims. I've done a few builds on DT rims, and haven't found anything notably unique about them to dictate special nipples.
moorey
call me Mia
He he. Yeah.
‘Use SRAM chain only’.
Rusty_68
say no to ooogamaflap
Use SRAM Quick link "only once".... I don't think so.
cokeonspecialtwodollars
Fartes of Portingale
I did only use it once, after that I re-used it... many times.
Have used them for fork servicing in the past, they were great to deal with, I somewhat recall hearing that they've changed ownership since then however.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
They break.
moorey
call me Mia
Quicklinks? I've got some I've many times over numerous chains, removed and refitted regularly. Admittedly, I use the SRAM branded ones less these days, as they're more of a PITA to remove without the tool than some, but still using a couple,
There's one brand I've used....maybe YBN(?) that do tend to more single use. Pin prone to popping out after a couple of uses.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
In my very short time riding and using them I have had one fail. It didn't break, I actually recovered it from the trail (I was in the air/landing when it happened so had a pretty good idea where to look), it just came undone. So I write that off as user error somehow rather than a failure of the part.
The Duckmeister
Has a juicy midrange
It's a part failure.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Well one out of many isn't too bad. I've popped a few chain pins in my time. I don't really know how though, I barely do any riding that would put much stress on the chain (in my understanding of how that might work). Most of my pedalling is around town on the flat and off road is mostly gravity assisted.