Anybody knows a source comparing Berd Spokes Wheels with Pi-Rope Wheels pros and cons? Like hooked flanges vs. holes for Berd, screw in for Pi-Rope, Dyneema (Creep) vs. Vectran, nipple fastening solution, repairability etc.? Like - if you consider a fiber spoke wheel - which tech is superior and/or simply currently offers a potentially nicer / faster / more durable (bikepacking) wheel set?
#cycling #wheelbuilding #mtb #bikepacking #Berdspokes #PiRope
Now someone does. Me. 😅 I found a page doing just that. And lo and behold, it's from 3 days ago. so finally someone compared and compiled the pros and cons of Berd Spokes vs Pi-Rope:
https://www.collaretacycling.com/s/stories/berd-spokes-pirope-spokes-comparison
#Berd #Spokes #Berdspokes #PiRope #textile #cycling #wheelbuilding #Laufrad #Laufradbau
... different to the infamous creeping Berd Spokes you probably won't need to re-tension your Pi-Rope wheels other in case of a mechanical.
Since I always found the Duke rims interesting and there are several Duke rims (as well as from Beast Components etc.) available for Pi-Rope builds I could very much live with the special rim interface.
On an unrelated side-note: As I today searched in google via the term "Berd spokes vs Pi Rope" guess what also came up on page 1? Yes - my very Thread Post from mid of August this year which I just gave myself the answer to. That is nice.
The same post by me on Mastodon at least also showed up - on page 2 of the search results.
@mastobikes So in light of my recent find of the GooSynn TiFi Spoke and their current 2 wheelsets they sell:
​We now have currently 3 textile fiber spoke techs and brands:
Berd: Dyneema Spokes. Needing special flanged hubs or carefully widened and rounded holes of normal hubs, subject to stretching and requiring recentering/tensioning
PiRope: Vectran Spokes. Needing special hubs and also special rims with wider holes.
GooSynn: Aramid Spokes, can be used just like Carbon Spokes can be used.
@mastobikes I wonder what Nextie have been cooking as they have mentions of Ti-Fi Polymer Spokes on their site, too. Not sure whether they hint at GooSynn w/o mentioning their brand name or whether that's a fourth independent spoke.
#cycling #Wheelbuilding #spoke #fiber #textile #PiRope #GooSynn #Berd #Berdspokes #Nextie #TiFi
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