DT Swiss Alpine III Silver Spokes

Description

The company we now know as DT Swiss has been drawing steel in Biel for over 350 years and their spokes are still made completely in house in Switzerland to the highest possible standards of quality and workmanship
The Alpine III is the strongest spoke available, making it suitable for use in extreme off road conditions, tandems, E-bikes and heavily laden tourers
The 13 / 15 / 14 gauge triple butted spoke is 1.8 mm thick in the centre to save weight, 2 mm thick at the rim end to use standard size nipples, and 2.34 mm thick at the hub end where the greatest strength is needed
Whereas other brands stretch and weaken their spokes to butt them, DT’s unique and closely patented ultrasonic peening process cold forges the spoke, actually strengthening the metal, giving DT’s the best strength…