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Who wants to build some twisted spoke wheels for me? :-)

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gary4130:
as Alex said ed its easy to do on a built up wheel +just twist spokes over each other.done a couple myself with no probs +just kept same length spokes.can take pics of my 36 spoke wheels if needed  ;)

harris:
i bought a set custom made from billys,nightmare ,used them for a few weeks then they kept loosing true
i had to almost daily re check them.

Rob1:
Yeah , they were rubbish .One of the spokes pulled through my Super Pro hub on the rear . Still got the front one though .
Don`t do it if you are going to ride on them .

stidds:
As a general rule you add 3mm spoke length for every full twist of the spoke, so that wheel would only add 1.5mm (or don't bother as it is not enough to worry about).

They are actually relatively easy to build as you build them in exactly the same way as a 3x wheel and twist the spoke at the last spoke cross.

To keep the tension on them trials riders bitd (who mostly used this style) solder the twist area.  I think the main advantage of the twisted lacing pattern is that you get a greater damping ratio which makes a more stable landing.

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