On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 8:08:09 PM UTC+1, Ian Field wrote:
"Emanuel Berg" wrote in message
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What are the digits on the spoke key?

It seems 14 and 15 are those mostly used on the bikes
I see.

Here is what units(1) has in
/usr/share/units/definitions.units , but it seems none
of those match my spoke key. (?)

Some slots are very wide by the way - perhaps to be
used on MC spokes?

Some sports cars also have spoked wheels. Usually short very heavy gauge
spokes.

If you mean the Dunlop wheels found on Jaguar of a certain age, and Borrani on Maserati of the same age, those are sturdy precisely because of their short spokes. If the car is neglected, though, any corrosion in those wheels can be either expensive or lethal, you choose which. Wire spoke wheels on cars (the real kind, as opposed the faux spoked on some American pimpmobiles) went out for a good reason: the steel and magnesium, and later aluminum, wheels that replaced them were both lighter and stiffer. If you've ever changed the wheel on an XK150 or 6-cylinder Maserati, you'll remember its awkward weight unfavorably. Even the "small" and narrow MG TC wheel was an unwieldy thing to handle compared to the disc on the TD.

Andre Jute
My knuckles bear the scars still