Rosey,
We figured out that tying and soldering didn't do anything for wheels back in the late 70's other than making the spokes more susceptible to breaking at the soldered joint because of the heat and the wheel wasn't any stronger. I think that the thought process was that there would be a second section of the wheel that was tied together with the twisting that would make the wheel stronger. I found there was way too little tension in the spokes to hold them in place for stronger riders and abandoned the idea. The wheels look cool but don't have any more strength to them. Smiles, MH
About yer hair and the plaid clothes; Keep the clothes and join the hair club for men! Har!
Last edited by Mad Honk; 06-17-19 at 07:35 PM.