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  • help on nipple length
  • london_lad_liam
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    about to build some wheels for the summer and was looking into different nipple lengths.
    would longer nipples build a stiffer wheel?

    cheers

    Posted 13 years ago
    cynic-al
    Free Member

    No

    Posted 13 years ago
    london_lad_liam
    Free Member

    cheers cynic-al =]
    just assumed a longer niple would require a shorter spoke inturn building a slighly stiffer wheel

    Posted 13 years ago
    cynic-al
    Free Member

    I suppose you may be right but a few mm is not going to make any significant difference.

    Posted 13 years ago
    Obi_Twa
    Free Member

    What you need are some Scania wheel nuts.

    Posted 13 years ago
    wwaswas
    Full Member

    CRC seem to supply 14mm nipples with all their spokes but the DT swiss calculator defaults to 12mm.

    Not sure other than a bit of extra weight what the relative advantages/disadvantages are though.

    Posted 13 years ago
    cynic-al
    Free Member

    Longer nipples are for deep section rims, have poorer availability and greater weight.

    Posted 13 years ago
    Pawsy_Bear
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    just slightly longer than thumb and forefinger…..? 🙂

    Posted 13 years ago
    njee20
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    Yep 12mm is the 'standard' XM819s require 16mms, Sapim CX-Rays come with 14mm.

    No real reason to use longer ones frankly.

    Posted 13 years ago
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