I am new to this.
Want to build my own wheels with drum brakes (Sturmey Archer)
Hearing lots of horror stories about 12 gauge spoke being very brittle this days due to the metal being used.
With a 36 hole rim and being a 29 inch tire .... the drum brake will make the spokes shorter because of the drum size (70 to 90mm).
I thought 12 gauge would be better for a drum brake instead of 14 gauge.
But, not sure ....
Want to build my own wheels with drum brakes (Sturmey Archer)
Hearing lots of horror stories about 12 gauge spoke being very brittle this days due to the metal being used.
With a 36 hole rim and being a 29 inch tire .... the drum brake will make the spokes shorter because of the drum size (70 to 90mm).
I thought 12 gauge would be better for a drum brake instead of 14 gauge.
But, not sure ....
