Originally Posted by
sd5782
Spokes reach to a bit short of the inside of the rim or a bit shorter. The 16mm length of nipples reach longer and I would guess when tightened, maybe 2/3 of the spoke threads are engaged or a bit more. It wasn’t my doing, but it’s lasted 45 years so maybe I’ll just live with it for another decade or two.
funny thing about the differences in Nipple lengths... the 16 mm nipples have the same length of threaded portion as a 14 or 12mm nipple does... and the 8 mm of internal threads are at the head end, not the squared end.......... check it out if you don't believe it.