[CR]Soldered spokes

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From: "Dennis Young" <mail@woodworkingboy.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Soldered spokes
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 06:43:27 -0800

Hanging on my Christmas tree were a pair of Fiamme Ergal wheels. (Not a bad ornament if you string lights around the spokes) These have 28 spokes, and given the supposed weakness of these very light rims, along with the spoke count, I am wondering about safety. I have read that these rims are a specialty event rim, and 28 spokes are for a 60 kilogram and under rider, so would my 76 kilos be betting against the odds by using them for a everyday wheel. Would soldering the spokes at the junctions add appreciative strength? Does anyone have any experiences with these that would dictate caution?

Thanks in advance.

Dennis Young
Hotaka, Japan