migrantwing
Veteran
Is there an online table which shows what musical note corresponds with correct spoke tension and how do I figure out what spokes I have?
TIA
TIA
Post a sound of your spokes here and I'll tell you. I don't know the corresponding note though. The sound itself isn't enough. I also need to know how many spokes in the wheel and where on the wheel the spoke is.
As for what spokes you have?
If it is a SAPIM spoke, then you'll have the letters SAP stamped on the elbow butt. The spoke head is smooth.
If you have DT Swiss spoke, you'll have a strange pattern stamped on the spoke head. It could be a distorted D, I never quite figured it out. It's a little parallelogram, if you ask me.
If it is a Wheelsmith spoke, you have to look at the butt shape, it is pretty abrupt. There are no other markings.
If it is a Pillar spoke, you have a distinctive P on the spoke head.
I can't remember what WTB spokes have.
Is there an online table which shows what musical note corresponds with correct spoke tension and how do I figure out what spokes I have?
TIA
Is there an online table which shows what musical note corresponds with correct spoke tension and how do I figure out what spokes I have?
TIA
I like what you say. In that vein then:I too use a spoke tensioner to check final tension. But, these days, I use it only because I have it! I arguably don't need to. Experience teaches you pretty quickly what sounds about right, but the tensioner was vital in gaining that experience. So a very worthwhile purchase indeed, if only for confidence sake.