On Oct 22, 5:05*pm, thirty-six wrote:
On 22 Oct, 13:47, Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:


0.130" to 0.127" *Less than a fag paper difference. *This difference
in clearance does not damage nipples. *If you're rounding nipples
you're either using junk (new DT nipples are not junk) and/or you are
overtensioning your spokes and not releiv=ng them as you adjust the
nipples. *An accurate 0.130 key is the correct key for all European
nipples in regular bicycle gauges. *I used the red Spokey to build
over a dozen wheels with DT nipples without any prblem bar that due to
the key having such a low mass which prevents self engagement. *I used
it on who knows how many wheels on the road to prevent brake rub and a
few re-balncings following spoke breakage etc. * *I may even have a
black horseshoe key (0.127"), I dont use it because I won't search for
something that is no improvement over the correct green key (0.130").
I doubt I'll turn to any horseshoe key now that I have the metal three
cornered key. *mmmm , but the horshoe key does hang on the aero brake
lever hood nice, and wheel QR levers. * *Sort of a good cue to remind
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I agree. The Green Key works just fine and doesn't round the nipples.
The black key is just too time-consuming to bother with - I may bother
with it if I have to do a 16-spoke wheel with aluminium nipples but
that's it.

My preferred spoke key is a Spokey Yellow. Also very loose and I
rarely suffer a rounded nipple.