>>2047810>>2047810So just to be on the same page here:
You took short spokes, the hub and the rim and laced the hub in a radial pattern into the rim, using 2 or better 3 or more spokes. You then, without outting and tension at all on it, wound the nipples down and checked how much of a gal there is to the bottom of the slit?
Or do you mean you just out two spokes with nipples in and you wanted them short so you can measure elbow to elbow? You know you can just overlap long spokes, measure and calculate the other way? Have you measured the spokes? Or do you simply trust they measure exactly as ordered?
What do you mean 'you measured 2 cross' and the LBS 3/2? This sounds alot like a rear wheel. Is it a rear wheel, I implicitly asked this before.
Also come on its not that hard to measure effective ERD to below 1mm but keep in mind the hoop isn't perfectly round so measure several spots.
Also the ERD being 3 mm off from official data means nothing. Who knows what they are communicating, nominal ERD, effective ERD? Using DT nipple? etc...
The important thing is: How repeatable are YOUR measurements.
So yeah this is confusing as hell please state what exactly what you want to know and what you're doing.
All you need to do is really: Measure ERD or effective ERD using YOUR nipples, measure your spokes and optionally your nipples, measure your hub and either do the trigonometry or bash it in a calculator that you trust. I recommend measuring effective ERD using your nipples.
