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Old 08-10-19, 07:01 PM
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OneIsAllYouNeed
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I don't have much confidence in this new wheel. The CR18 rim is pretty shallow (read: not stiff). The rim flexes a lot, which fatigues the spokes. It's been a while since I built one, but I don't recall it being particularly true from the factory. That explains some of the varying tension readings. The tension variation spoke to spoke is a lot higher than I allow when building wheels.
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