Dissappointing wheel performance

Please be fair and thoughtful in your opinions. No rants please.
rogerzilla
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Re: Dissappointing wheel performance

Post by rogerzilla »

It may be too late to do it now, but all spokes need checking for tension and vigorously stress-relieving. 32 spokes on the front should be ok unless you have front panniers. Are the spokes plain gauge or double-butted? Plain gauge makes a less reliable wheel, although cheaper and easier to build.
arnsider
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Location: Carnforth, Lancashire

Re: Dissappointing wheel performance

Post by arnsider »

That's a fair comment.
I think I have Plain gauge spokes. My supplier did not advise me to have the tension checked after some use.
They were not local, so there is a moral there!
Before the break, my front brake was binding badly and whining a lot on hard applications on hills.
This may have had some effect on spoke integrity.
It's been a learning curve as I have learned how to centre and set the pads on the disc, and how to tape the rim (The repairer did not tape the rims in his price, so I used a cut width of 26 mm Gorilla tape).
Many thanks to all for contributing.
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