Question about different DT spokes......
10-04-22, 03:13 PM
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Question about different DT spokes......
I've been eyeballing a few sets of budget wheels, and some spec sheets will say they have Swiss DT spokes, but some will specify DT Factory, or DT Industry. I've tried googling these,and found very little info, so I figured I'd ask here. Thanks......
10-04-22, 03:39 PM
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Fascinating. A google search shows some products being advertised with "DT factory" or "DT industry" spokes, but no idea what they mean by that. The different models I am aware of are Champion (straight gauge), Competition (double butted), Revolution (double butted extra thin), Aerolite (oval bladed), and Aero Comp (bladed). Maybe some other model I can't think of off the top of my head, but no "factory" or "industry".
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10-04-22, 03:47 PM
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Dt's lowest cost spokes.
I'd trust them vs a "no name" spoke.
I'd trust them vs a "no name" spoke.
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Given the economics of spoke making, there's very little room to lower cost on basically similar spokes, ie. SS DB.
Just about the only place to save is on finishing, and I don't think that's enough to matter.
However, I suspect (wonder) that the real difference might be where they're made.
Spokes sold retail must state the country of origin, and I believe those are all Swiss.
But COA rules don't apply to OEM sales, and with most of that business being in Asia, DT might have opted to build a factory there.
So "DT Swiss" for retail, and "DT factory" or not Swiss made for OEM use. Doing it this way is an honest way to stay competitive by producing in a low cost country without saying so directly.
Of course, all the above is just a calculated guess based on what I might do if I were in their shoes.
Just about the only place to save is on finishing, and I don't think that's enough to matter.
However, I suspect (wonder) that the real difference might be where they're made.
Spokes sold retail must state the country of origin, and I believe those are all Swiss.
But COA rules don't apply to OEM sales, and with most of that business being in Asia, DT might have opted to build a factory there.
So "DT Swiss" for retail, and "DT factory" or not Swiss made for OEM use. Doing it this way is an honest way to stay competitive by producing in a low cost country without saying so directly.
Of course, all the above is just a calculated guess based on what I might do if I were in their shoes.
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10-05-22, 05:51 AM
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Given the economics of spoke making, there's very little room to lower cost on basically similar spokes, ie. SS DB.
Just about the only place to save is on finishing, and I don't think that's enough to matter.
However, I suspect (wonder) that the real difference might be where they're made.
Spokes sold retail must state the country of origin, and I believe those are all Swiss.
But COA rules don't apply to OEM sales, and with most of that business being in Asia, DT might have opted to build a factory there.
So "DT Swiss" for retail, and "DT factory" or not Swiss made for OEM use. Doing it this way is an honest way to stay competitive by producing in a low cost country without saying so directly.
Of course, all the above is just a calculated guess based on what I might do if I were in their shoes.
Just about the only place to save is on finishing, and I don't think that's enough to matter.
However, I suspect (wonder) that the real difference might be where they're made.
Spokes sold retail must state the country of origin, and I believe those are all Swiss.
But COA rules don't apply to OEM sales, and with most of that business being in Asia, DT might have opted to build a factory there.
So "DT Swiss" for retail, and "DT factory" or not Swiss made for OEM use. Doing it this way is an honest way to stay competitive by producing in a low cost country without saying so directly.
Of course, all the above is just a calculated guess based on what I might do if I were in their shoes.
At one point DT made spokes with an extra long elbow presumably bending to pressure from the OEMs to make them that way to speed assembly. Those were not all packaged bulk for the OEMs though because I still have some that came in boxes of 100.
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