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My new wheels arrived at work today. Bloke I work with who generally knows his MTB tech stuff reckons I have been given plain gauge spokes cos you can't see the butting - which he reckons would show as a bulge in the middle of the spoke. Now I thought butting was internal so you wouldn't see anything anyway... is he talking sh*te or am i the one in wrong?
Posted : 15/09/2009 6:28 pm
it would be thicker at each end and thinner in the middle
and yes its visible certainly on comps
Posted : 15/09/2009 6:30 pm
spokes aren't hollow.
you should be able to see where the spoke changes 'gauge'.
this would be about 40mm from each end.
Posted : 15/09/2009 6:31 pm
Posted : 15/09/2009 6:32 pm
yes you can see it.
Posted : 15/09/2009 6:33 pm
You can see and feel the butting boundary.
Posted : 15/09/2009 6:33 pm
Yes it can be easier to 'feel' the butting on some spokes, but it's certainly pretty obvious.
Posted : 15/09/2009 6:36 pm