Originally Posted by
Kayce
I will do some hunting later but Boyd, of Boyd wheel fame, has done a lot of blogging on this subject.
If you were using internal nipples I could see this being a problem as the spoke would make a sharp bend at the nipple when the nipple sits inside the rim. I am thinking if you have a wheel that needs washers this may also be a problem as the washer makes the nipple sit at a straight angle inside the rim. I know the nipples we use (Sapim Polyax) have a rounded bottom that allows them to take on a good angle and keep the spoke in a straight line (not having to bend to adjust to the nipple). On our super deep track wheels we are still using high flange hubs and there's no issue at all with the spokes taking a good line into the nipple. . . and with a bracing angle that big, man are they stiff wheels!