[CR]Purpose of twisted spokes ?

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From: "John Price" <jprice@2-10.com>
To: "'classicrendezvous@bikelist.org'" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 08:54:59 -0600
Subject: [CR]Purpose of twisted spokes ?

On the MS150 ride this past weekend I saw an interesting Casati with twisted spokes (thinks that the right terminology). The spokes were intertwined with their neighbors. I've seen pics of this but never the real deal - very interesting.

Can anyone tell me the Why of doing this ? Is it to build a stiffer wheel ? Does it stay truer longer ? How do you true it once it's been done ? Does it affect the ride ? How does it compare to tied/soldered spokes ?

John Price
Denver, CO