You cooking with that stuff or what?
http://www.wheelfanatyk.com/blog/wheel-building-tip-no-2-lubricating-nipples/
It works great for spokes. Lubes then locks for the price of borscht. Buy it in the paint section of HD.
spoke tension after wheel rebuild
There are lots of interesting wheel building ideas discussed here.
Debate? Bikes are made for riding not pushing.
Loctite??? Who would do that? That's some silly shit right there unless you want disposable wheels.
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Not. Use the 242.
Freedom of contract. We sell them guns that kill them; they sell us drugs that kill us.
edit: Full Monty, you've had good results with linseed oil huh? I have ridden two sets of wheels built with that stuff and it was a constant headache of keeping spokes tight, until I unlaced them and built them back up with anti-seize..
Honestly yes. I built a lot of wheels for customers using linseed when I was in that line of work. Also built my own with it. Maybe it was my 220 pound carcass standing on the spoke crosses to stress relieve the wheels? I never had the issues you're describing.
I use loctite 242 on my own builds. Expensive, but the most secure spoke prep I've used so far.
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