Originally Posted by
zandoval
Absolutely makes since... My question is, are there other alternatives to "DT Swiss Alpine III"? I have a few wheels sitting around that truly need spoke upgrades and I just can't afford the said DT Swiss.
IMO the build is more important that the spokes. Once I learned to adequately tension and stress-relieve spokes, I've had minimal problems. The DT Swiss Competition double-butted spokes are my favorite, but I've still got straight spokes on a couple wheels that are working fine.