Originally Posted by
Brocephus
I don't believe they need to be messed with, at all, BWW already stress-relieves them. I have two sets of these, and they're both as straight as straight gets, and right out of the box never made a creak or 'ping' .
I dunno if their pictures on their website are any indication, but those wheels don't have the outside spokes set. There is a distinct curve. No mention of stress relieving on their website, but maybe they do....
Personally, if you have the bucks, Alpine III are the way to go spoke wise. Nice big head end to reduce forces on the hub, a thin middle for some stretch,especially on the NDS and a 2mm thread so standard nipples fit. I've built with Sapim Strong spokes before and getting the tension right on the NDS is nearly impossible without stupid tensions on the DS because they just don't stretch enough to stay tight.