Questions tagged [spokes]
Refers to the thin rods connecting the wheel rim to the hub.
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How can I fix this rust on spokes?
Looking to buy an used bike but some spokes are rusty.
Should I try to clean rust with chemicals and metallic sponge?
Or nothing will help and these wheels needs to be replaced?
Bike must be just 4 ...
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Is there a front rim and back rim
I am going to build my first bmx bike from scratch. I’ve watched tons of YouTube vids to get me started. I want to build my own wheels and lace my spokes. I was wondering if I can or should use the ...
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Do broken spokes indicate a flawed wheel design?
My gravel bike is less than 2 years old and somehow I've broken all 7 of the rear-wheel, right-side, even-numbered spokes (the ones that see high tension on braking). None have broken twice and no ...
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Do I need new rim tape after replacing spoke + nipple?
A spoke broke at/inside the nipple on my rear wheel (Rohloff hub with a VIPER19 622×19C rim) so I need to replace it. I figured out the spokes and nipples to buy, but what I'm not clear about is if I ...
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20 inch wheels and spoke tension measurement tool
I got a ParkTool TM-1 but it doesn't fit on the wheel I am trying to check (20 inch).
How do people deal with smaller wheels when it comes to checking spoke tension?
thanks
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What's the best way to carry spare spokes on your bike?
I have a low-spoke-count rear wheel, and it broke one earlier this week. The wheel twanged so far out of true it would not fit through the chainstays. Backing off other spokes left me with about 20% ...
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Why are straightpull spokes not "interlaced"?
When a wheel is built with j-bend spokes, they are typically "interlaced", as the picture from ParkTool shows (crossing #3):
There are clear technical advantages of doing so, described in ...
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Analog of "pitch circle" for straight-pull hubs?
If I want to build a wheel with my selected rim and hub, I can calculate the spoke length given the rim ERD and a few hub dimensions, most important of them being pitch circle diameter.
For a straight-...
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Keep incorrect lacing (spoke heads in/out) or reseat spokes on hub flange?
Though likely not unanimously agreed on, it seems trailing spokes should be heads out. After breaking a hub flange where the trailing heads were heads in, I'm a little spooked seeing my front hub's ...
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I am trying to lace wheels for my Whizzer for the first time and have a problem
this is the first time trying to lace a wheel. I have ben using the internet for instructions, and have done this wheel three times and have the same problem each time. when I am done I have two ...
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What make are these spokes with squared-off sections below the threads?
I snapped a spoke in a wheel, and would ideally like to replace it with one of the same. I bought the wheel ready-made many years ago, and have no idea what the spokes are. They are double butted, and ...
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Is replacing single spokes by a different spoke type harmful?
Since one of my rims will to need replacement somewhere in the nearer future I was contemplating rebuilding the wheel myself. While researching information concerning which type of spokes to use I ...
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Keep getting puncture on inner side of the tube
I am getting puncture on inner side of my tube near the same spoke, it happened 3 times.
I have checked everything, no sharp edges on the rim, no foreign objects, and even spokes dont seem to stick ...
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Freehub removal
I need to remove this freehub (see picture), to replace a broken spoke, however, it is an old bike and I am unsure how to proceed? I've managed to removed the cassette using a chain whip and a 32mm ...
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Spoke nipples sticking out
Is this normal for the spoke nipples to stick out this much ? Even after installing rim tape I can literally feel them, wouldn't it press/pinch into the tube when riding a bike ?
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