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Standard Front Spoke Table

Including: Answer EFC, Ariel, Campy, Chris King, Hugi, Shimano, Suntour, Syncros, White Tracker

These lengths are for DT Spokes Only - When using Wheel Smith Spokes you must subtract 1 from the number (meaning 1mm)

Flange Diameter     38   RIM    3x32  2x32  4x36  3x36   3x28  2x28   0x
Center to Flange    33   DIA

ARAYA     ALL            547    269   262   273   266   272   264   256

BONTRAGER RED, BLUE      546    268   262   272   266   271   263   256
          BCR/BCX 1,2    552    271   265   275   269   274   266   259

MAVIC     231            548    269   263   273   267   272   264   257
          130, 261       547    269   262   273   266   272   264   256
          117, 217, 121  539    265   258   269   262   268   260   252
          MA 40, MA 2    611    300   294   304   298   303   296   288
          OPEN SUP, R CD 604    297   291   301   295   300   282   285

RITCHEY   VANTAGE PRO    545    268   261   272   265   271   263   255
          COMP           546    268   262   272   266   271   263   256
          EXPERT         544    267   261   271   265   270   262   255
          VANTAGE 24"    494    242   236   246   240   246   238   230
          ROCK 395       547    269   262   273   266   272   264   256
          ROCK 415       549    270   263   274   267   273   265   257
          ROCK 440       548    269   263   273   267   272   264   257

SUN       CR16, M13L     547    269   262   273   266   272   264   256
          CR17A          544    267   261   271   265   270   262   255
          M14A           540    265   259   269   263   268   260   253

VELOCITY  ALL            547    269   262   273   266   272   264   256

WTB       POWERBEAM      543    267   260   271   264   270   262   254
          SPEEDMASTER    549    270   263   274   267   273   265   257




In-depth Information About Metals

Aluminum
Aluminum is extracted electrolytically from bauxite ore. It is made by the electrolysis of aluminum oxide which is found in larger concentrations within bauxite ore. Bauxite is a mixture of the hydroxides of aluminum, together with other impurities such as oxides of iron, titanium, and silicon. Bauxite is produced by the weathering and change of aluminum silicate rocks usually found in tropical and semitropical regions where climate has produced an accelerated weathering process. Bauxite is not a rare ore and is widely available in the US, the Caribbean, and Europe. Approximately 4 pounds of read the full article...

Beryllium
Beryllium is a specialty metal that is steel-grey metal in color, with an extremely low density, making it very light weight. At 1.85 grams to the cubic centimeter, its density compares to that of magnesium. It is also a high strength metal, making it possible to design light weight, thin membered parts with ahigh stiffness. A column made of beryllium to support a load placed directly downward on top of it, will have a greater load carrying capacity, and be lower in weight than any other metal of equal size.

Until the 1950's beryllium was used read the full article...

Titanium
The element titanium was discovered in 1763 by an English cleric, William Gregor who was an amateur chemist with an inquiring mind. It was in the black sands of Cornwall that he discovered the new element that had up to that time, attracted little scientific interest. A few years later, an Austrian, Klaproth, extracted the same element from an ore widely known as "rutile", which is a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide (one titanium atom, two oxygen atoms), that is a reddish-brown substance with a slight metallic luster. While rutile is the highest grade read the full article...

Metallurgic Hardness Testing
There are three types of tests used with accuracy by the metals industry,they are the Brinell hardness test, the Rockwell hardness test, and the Vickers hardness test. Hardness is the property of a metal which gives it the ability to resist being permanently deformed (bent, broken, or have its shape changed), when a load is applied. The greater the hardness of the metal, the greater resistance it has to deformation. Since the definitions of metallurgic ultimate strength and hardness are rather similar, it can generally be assumed read the full article...


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