Spoke Weights

	Number	Length (mm)	Weight (g)	Weight/spoke (g)
DT Swiss Competition	64	264	382	5.97
DT Swiss Super Comp	64	264	318	4.97
DT Swiss Revolution (2.0/1.5)	64	264	283	4.42
Sapim CX-Ray	64	264	282	4.41
Sapim Laser	64	260	279	4.36
Sapim Superspoke	64	260	231	3.61
Mach 1 Plus	64	234	384	6.0
Marwi Ti	64	278	252	3.94

Short spokes

It's not easy to get spokes in the lengths that you need for kid's bike wheel builds, but there are a few options available:

Straight pull spokes

Why I don't like them

Shortening spokes

Here's how I do it (in this example I'm shortening a titanium spoke, but the procedure for stainless steel spokes is the same):

Marwi titanium spokes

Got 18 of these on special for no particular reason other than to check out the whole "titanium spoke thing". These are straight gauge 14g (2.0mm) spokes. 18 spokes weigh 71g, so they weigh 3.94g ...

10 Speed Cassette Weights

11-32 tooth cassettes

Paired spoke lacing

Getting the right spoke lengths