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I'm about to order some Hope hoops with Arch EX 29er rims.
Price different is negligible so J-Bend or straight pull spokes and why?
J
Easier to find spares.
J bend as per above. I was in your predicament last year.
J
Straight pull are hard to get spares for, a pain to work with and offer no discernible advantages.
And it's a straw poll. A straw pole would be shit.
J bend, every time now. Having written off a weeks riding holiday on day two by breaking a straight pull spoke and having to special order spares or replace the wheel I'd never go straight pull again.
J. Get them everywhere. Quick to replace. Standard stuff.
J for the same reasons
J
I always find straw poles better when they're straight.
😀And it's a straw poll. A straw pole would be shit.
Cheers for responses J-bend it is then.
