How are you attaching the line to the back of the bicycle spoke fid? Oh, I see you're doing it with tape, but in my case, the line I'm using won't open wide enough to allow a tape loop through. So FYI, on SK99 dyneema, it works to FIRST taper the end, then use a wire loop starting from the *exit* point of the pull, come out the entry, and use the taper fibers to pull the line through. I'll try to post a youtube demonstrating this. Using this method, you won't pull 2x the OD through whatever ID you get when you open the SK99 up, which sometimes opens to less than 2x its OD, and less than 1x OD + tape. Also, when you say this is 4x overstrength, but you're saying it's 1.5mm line ... I'm finding the 1.5mm front lines are the standard strength ... what makes this 4x overstrength? Are you saying 4x because the line is going over itself? But wouldn't that be 2x? ...so, the knot should end up over the section that is fed into itself? i.e., the knot should be moved to be over the part that is fed into itself?
Everything you said is exactly correct including the strength analysis. I probably didn't explain it as well as you did. Also I have started to splice the same way you do now. I switched over I guess last year to using a wire. I still create pigtails the same way but with splice with wire just as how you describe. Like you surmised I move the knot over.
Hey man! I have tried this method 4 different times and got different lenghts on the pigtails, i have ”massaged” the lines properly but cant get it to work, do you have some tip?
@@lukaskontrimavicius4417 let me be honest with you. A lot of the times they are perfect and end up exactly the same. Other times they are off by 2 or 3mm. I make 4 at a time, and then I just match up the ones that are the same length (or the closest). :-) They are normally not 5mm off tho, and I'm not sure why that happens for you. The way I do it is just make more! Then match up the ones that are closest in length.
Thanks again Eric. I finally got around to making some. Totally easy once you get the hang of it!
How are you attaching the line to the back of the bicycle spoke fid? Oh, I see you're doing it with tape, but in my case, the line I'm using won't open wide enough to allow a tape loop through. So FYI, on SK99 dyneema, it works to FIRST taper the end, then use a wire loop starting from the *exit* point of the pull, come out the entry, and use the taper fibers to pull the line through. I'll try to post a youtube demonstrating this. Using this method, you won't pull 2x the OD through whatever ID you get when you open the SK99 up, which sometimes opens to less than 2x its OD, and less than 1x OD + tape.
Also, when you say this is 4x overstrength, but you're saying it's 1.5mm line ... I'm finding the 1.5mm front lines are the standard strength ... what makes this 4x overstrength? Are you saying 4x because the line is going over itself? But wouldn't that be 2x? ...so, the knot should end up over the section that is fed into itself? i.e., the knot should be moved to be over the part that is fed into itself?
Everything you said is exactly correct including the strength analysis. I probably didn't explain it as well as you did. Also I have started to splice the same way you do now. I switched over I guess last year to using a wire. I still create pigtails the same way but with splice with wire just as how you describe. Like you surmised I move the knot over.
Hey man! I have tried this method 4 different times and got different lenghts on the pigtails, i have ”massaged” the lines properly but cant get it to work, do you have some tip?
@lukaskontrimavicius4417 how different 1mm or 1cm
@ sometimes 5mm and sometimes 2mm
@@lukaskontrimavicius4417 let me be honest with you. A lot of the times they are perfect and end up exactly the same. Other times they are off by 2 or 3mm. I make 4 at a time, and then I just match up the ones that are the same length (or the closest). :-) They are normally not 5mm off tho, and I'm not sure why that happens for you. The way I do it is just make more! Then match up the ones that are closest in length.