It's interesting that two postings in this thread have described 40 spoke rims failing. The one thing which is easy to forget is that while you gain lower per spoke tension by increasing count, you are also drilling holes into an aluminum extrusion and putting the structure under tension. There's a point out there where you are creating a "drillium" rim. Higher spoke counts are not without secondary effects.
I'm not sure I have a larger point to make. ...other than to reinforce that the air in the tire is the suspension system, and bigger, supple tires are the saviour of many marginal wheels. There are absolutely bombproof 48, 36 and 32 spoke wheels, and if you mate those with larger tires, that's a very, very good thing. - J -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com "Steel's what you want for a messenger bike. Weight. Big basket up front. Not cardboard with some crazy aramid shit wrapped around it, weighs about as much as a sandwich." -- William Gibson, "Virtual Light" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
