Spoke Replacement
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Spoke Replacement
Hello,
I have a set of wheels and I need to replace one spoke. The original spokes are straight pull, non-aero and double butted (2.0/1.7/2.0). I cannot find this particular spoke anywhere. Would there be any deleterious effects if I were to use a 2.0/1.8/2.0 spoke?
Thanks!
I have a set of wheels and I need to replace one spoke. The original spokes are straight pull, non-aero and double butted (2.0/1.7/2.0). I cannot find this particular spoke anywhere. Would there be any deleterious effects if I were to use a 2.0/1.8/2.0 spoke?
Thanks!
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I think Wheelsmith makes a 2.0-1.7-2.0.
Example-
https://www.treefortbikes.com/Wheels...yABEgJQq_D_BwE
I currently have a single 2.0 spoke on my R wheel to go with 15 2.0-1.8-2.0 spokes.
Some day when I order spokes for a wheel AND remember THAT spoke........it's been 2-3 years now.
Example-
https://www.treefortbikes.com/Wheels...yABEgJQq_D_BwE
I currently have a single 2.0 spoke on my R wheel to go with 15 2.0-1.8-2.0 spokes.
Some day when I order spokes for a wheel AND remember THAT spoke........it's been 2-3 years now.
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No big deal. Unless it's a different color.
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Not a big deal, but 2.0/1.7/2.0 is usually Wheelsmith and you could probably find an exact replacement. Aside from being barely visually different, it'll mean you can't compare spoke tension by pitch any more with that spoke.
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Hello,
I have a set of wheels and I need to replace one spoke. The original spokes are straight pull, non-aero and double butted (2.0/1.7/2.0). I cannot find this particular spoke anywhere. Would there be any deleterious effects if I were to use a 2.0/1.8/2.0 spoke?
Thanks!
I have a set of wheels and I need to replace one spoke. The original spokes are straight pull, non-aero and double butted (2.0/1.7/2.0). I cannot find this particular spoke anywhere. Would there be any deleterious effects if I were to use a 2.0/1.8/2.0 spoke?
Thanks!
(try the high end seller's bike shops in Colorado?,
Length Measured?
an 0.1 mm difference in the center, between the butts, really wont matter. >true it to get the rim straight<..
(I have a (New XS) Schmidt-Brompton wheel with such a type of spokes & wheel hub design made to use that type
(except shorter of course)..
..
Last edited by fietsbob; 08-17-20 at 04:09 PM.
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Meaning no J bend at the head end ? (Not just a radially spoked conventional hub) .. that will be the difficult part to find
(try the high end seller's bike shops in Colorado?,
Length Measured?
an 0.1 mm difference in the center, between the butts, really wont matter. >true it to get the rim straight<..
(I have a (New XS) Schmidt-Brompton wheel with such a type of spokes & wheel hub design made to use that type
(except shorter of course)..
..
(try the high end seller's bike shops in Colorado?,
Length Measured?
an 0.1 mm difference in the center, between the butts, really wont matter. >true it to get the rim straight<..
(I have a (New XS) Schmidt-Brompton wheel with such a type of spokes & wheel hub design made to use that type
(except shorter of course)..
..
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Why not? On a properly tuned guitar, in standard tuning, the low E has the same pitch as the high E string. The only difference is the octave and the string gauge. So theoretically a properly tensioned wheel with one slightly thicker (.1mm) spoke should still be able to be checked for uniform tension based on pitch. However, unlike a guitar, when tensioninng a wheel we are going for uniform tension. So the thicker spoke may simply sound a step or two lower, at the same tension as it's thinner neighbor. Would that be correct?
Last edited by mrblue; 08-20-20 at 03:14 PM.
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Why not? On a properly tuned guitar, in standard tuning, the low E has the same pitch as the high E string. The only difference is the octave and the string gauge. So theoretically a properly tensioned wheel with one slightly thicker (.1mm) spoke should still be able to be checked for uniform tension based on pitch. However, unlike a guitar, when tensioninng a wheel we are going for uniform tension. So the thicker spoke may simply sound a step or two lower, at the same tension as it's thinner neighbor. Would that be correct?