Built up some new, wider rims last weekend. All the spoke calculators gave me the same answers regarding spoke lengths, but one set has come up a bit short.
The spokes threads only just disappear into 14mm nipples, the Base of the spoke doesn’t protrude past the nipple flange as with the others. (already increased these nipples to 14mm over the standard 12 to increase thread contact)
Using brass nipples, are these going to rapidly give up at the flange/stem transition, or is it only really am issue with rubbish alloy nipples?
Its a front wheel so should take less in the way of abuse,but greater torsional load under braking (203mm rotor).