Questions tagged [nipples]
The special nut that screws onto each spoke through a hole in the wheel rim. Occasionally found at the hub end on race bikes.
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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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Lubricate between spoke nipples and carbon rim?
When building wheels, nipples should be lubricated so they can still turn easily under tension, towards the end of the build.
When building a wheel using carbon rims, do you also lubricate the contact ...
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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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Are you supposed to paint the spoke nipples?
I repainted my bike and recently rebuilt the rear wheel. But the front wheel has some ugly rust on the spoke nipples while the rest, protected by the paint, looks fine.
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Is a Spoke "collar" (i.e., spoke well) in deep section wheel replaceable?
I have an ~20 year old Mavic Cosmic Elite rear wheel, which has a relatively deep cross section:
The spoke holes in the rim have "collars", which the spoke nipples rest in:
One of these is ...
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When do I have to replace worn or rounded spoke nipples?
I've just made my first attempt at trueing the front and rear wheel of an older road bike that I'm in the process of reviving. I was successful in truing the wheels and am happy about it. ...
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How do i determine the length, diameter & if my road bicycle spokes are single or double butted spokes. Help so i can order correct size nipples
I have a Miyata "Three Ten - Red Head" model road bike, but both front and rear wheels are not the original wheels for the bike.
There is no name, size or marking of any kind at all on ...
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What is the "nipple head height" of a DT Swiss Squorx nipple?
What is the nipple head height of a DT Swiss Squorx Nipple?
I am building a wheel and to calculate the ERD, I must first figure out what the "nipple head height" is.
The rim of choice is a ...
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How to avoid damaging spoke nipples when wheel building
I have just successfully built two wheels.
The final step of the process was perfecting the true and the dish.
I used a spoke key for this, and this resulted in unwanted scuffing and nicks on the (...
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Freeing stiff nipples?
I've got a nice used rear wheel that's slightly out of true. Simple fix is true it up.
But the nipples are stuck to the spokes and won't turn freely. I managed to get one spoke to do two full twists ...
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Replace vintage barrel nipple Shimano shifter cable
My West German bike has an old friction shifter. The shifting cable snapped and I discovered the nipple is barrel shaped but horizontal, much like a MTB brake cable, but smaller. I can't figure out ...
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Spokes are too long for wheel build. What did I do wrong?
Tonight, I began the process of building a new wheel.
I purchased an Industry Nine Hydra Hub (MTN - 32 hole - Classic Rear Hub - ISO 6 Bolt - 12x148 HG)
Here are the calculations posted on their ...
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Purpose of 'bore' on spoke nipples - why are spoke nipples not threaded through their entire length?
I noticed that (most) spoke nipples have a thread which does not run through the entire length of the nipple. As can be seen in the image below some of the length of the nipple has no threads (and is ...
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Spoke wrench conversion master guide
I have a universal spoke wrench. It used to work on any spokes I've owned, until now.
I have a bike with 2mm spokes. The nipples are between a 13 and 14 on the universal spoke wrench's sizes.
I have ...
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Rim suspension?
Is there any professional suspension system applicable between rim and nipples ?
Did some tests on road bike with narrowest tyres long time ago with positive results. Wondering if there exist ...
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