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Spokes, though, are nominally loaded in tension only, and there is no bending. So we can look at the size of the spoke relative to comparable steel spokes and easily understand the difference in stiffness. Titanium has about half the stiffness of steel at about half the weight. You could double the cross sectional area of a titanium spoke relative to a steel spoke and end up at identical stiffnesses. But they'd be identical weights too, so not much point in doing that! Since these are lighter than steel spokes, it follows that they'll be less stiff. I'm guessing they're probably the same thickness as the steel spokes they're replacing, so they should be about half the weight, but also half the stiffness.
So yes, the wheel with be less stiff with the titanium spokes relative the the same wheel with steel spokes. Is this a good thing? Probably not. But that's one of the trade-offs for weight savings.
The Shop
Happy to report it's the exact same weight as the stocker!
while I'm furloughed and the Continuing Ed welding classes are closed.
(This scale may read a touch high)
Titanium spokes
Factory Hub
6 pounds 3.4 oz
~ 12oz/ 350g is a nice savings. How do they feel when riding on them?
Have you had to retighten them much?
Any issues?
I will note they are slightly bigger than oem for my Yamaha hubs. You will need to ever so slightly clearance the holes.
I still have not built mine yet though as my ocd has prevented me from picking a hub & rim color thus far🤦♂️
Get their titanium rim locks too (or the plastic MP) for additional weight savings. And go ahead & through in some titanium rotors, rotor bolts, sprocket bolts, too.... It’s a slippery slope 🤣
So pretty!
Pit Row
One may be better than the other with regard to heat dissipation than the other (probably Ti,) and one may expand less due to heat than the other.
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