01-23-2013, 01:44 AM
spoke thread are rolled instead of cut. This means that you can thread the nipple all the way on to a spoke and actually go past all the threads (it won't bottom out like a nut on a bolt.) So if you thread a nipple too far onto a spoke, there actually won't be that much thread engaged between the nipple and spoke and it could strip. If the spoke sticks out a mm or two, it's probably fine. But much more than that and you don't have good thread engagement between the two. Spokes that are too long or too short produce the exact same problem strength wise.
You can get longer than standard nipples that have more threads, this helps for too short spokes, but not too long. For too long, you can put washers under the nipples, but it doesn't gain you much.
You can get longer than standard nipples that have more threads, this helps for too short spokes, but not too long. For too long, you can put washers under the nipples, but it doesn't gain you much.
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