Using a Spoke Tensiometer
11-30-22, 01:26 PM
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Lots of BS huffing and puffing.
If you're using a poorly designed tension "meter" that outputs a DIFFERENT measurement EVERYTIME you put it on the same spoke, then it's a total waste of time. It doesn't matter how much you "calibrate" it. The thing can't even give you the same measurement five seconds apart. What are you "calibrating" exactly??? Would you use a ruler that measures 1", but then you take it off the page, put it back on the page, and now it shows 1-1/16? NO! HELLO???
That's all there is to this. Period. The end.
If you want a real laugh, squirt some WD40 on the moving parts of that Park meter and watch the measured tension shoot up. That's how much friction affects the accuracy of this tool. It's a complete joke.
I get it, it's your favorite tool in the world that you inherited from your dead ancestors, whatever. It's not a great tool. Truth is hard to accept, get over it.
If you're using a poorly designed tension "meter" that outputs a DIFFERENT measurement EVERYTIME you put it on the same spoke, then it's a total waste of time. It doesn't matter how much you "calibrate" it. The thing can't even give you the same measurement five seconds apart. What are you "calibrating" exactly??? Would you use a ruler that measures 1", but then you take it off the page, put it back on the page, and now it shows 1-1/16? NO! HELLO???
That's all there is to this. Period. The end.
If you want a real laugh, squirt some WD40 on the moving parts of that Park meter and watch the measured tension shoot up. That's how much friction affects the accuracy of this tool. It's a complete joke.
I get it, it's your favorite tool in the world that you inherited from your dead ancestors, whatever. It's not a great tool. Truth is hard to accept, get over it.
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11-30-22, 01:29 PM
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I strongly encourage my custom build customers to go DT Swiss, and they do about 99% of the time.
The in-house is mostly CNspoke MAC Series and overstock Wheelsmith from a shop I service.
The titanium is an outlier requested by a BMX team.
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4. I will provide information as I always have to others that I believe will help them protect themselves from unscrupulous mechanics.
5. My all time favorite book is:
Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
5000+ wheels built since 1984...
Disclaimer:
1. I do not claim to be an expert in bicycle mechanics despite my experience.
2. I like anyone will comment in other areas.
3. I do not own the preexisting concepts of DISH and ERD.
4. I will provide information as I always have to others that I believe will help them protect themselves from unscrupulous mechanics.
5. My all time favorite book is:
Kahane, Howard. Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric: The Use of Reason in Everyday Life
11-30-22, 01:36 PM
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What the freaking hell are you even talking about man...
11-30-22, 03:19 PM
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It's my environment...custom builds and in-house basic wheels for shops.
I strongly encourage my custom build customers to go DT Swiss, and they do about 99% of the time.
The in-house is mostly CNspoke MAC Series and overstock Wheelsmith from a shop I service.
The titanium is an outlier requested by a BMX team.
=8-|
I strongly encourage my custom build customers to go DT Swiss, and they do about 99% of the time.
The in-house is mostly CNspoke MAC Series and overstock Wheelsmith from a shop I service.
The titanium is an outlier requested by a BMX team.
=8-|
