quick question, best place to find spokes?
11-06-21, 10:08 PM
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quick question, best place to find spokes?
I want to start my wheel building process by trying to lace a fixed gear hub onto a 27-in araya rim that I took off of a Schwinn world sport. My intention is to eventually be able to convert some of the older 10 speeds I find to fix gears without having to buy new wheels. But, anyway, I wanted to know if there's a good place to get spokes? I checked a few sites and found 34 sapim straight gauge 2mm for about a $1.50 each with shipping. Wondering if this is the best I'm going to do.
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
11-06-21, 10:12 PM
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Hope we get some answers... My old trick of ordering economical Machine Built wheel sets then rebuilding them once received in no longer playing out...
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11-07-21, 06:42 AM
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I can provide silver Sapim Race (double butted 2.0/1.8/2.0 ) custom cut to your specs for $1.20 Canadian apiece plus shipping.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
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11-07-21, 06:57 PM
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I can provide silver Sapim Race (double butted 2.0/1.8/2.0 ) custom cut to your specs for $1.20 Canadian apiece plus shipping.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
11-07-21, 08:52 PM
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That sweetens the deal a bit, thanks!
11-07-21, 08:58 PM
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I want to start my wheel building process by trying to lace a fixed gear hub onto a 27-in araya rim that I took off of a Schwinn world sport. My intention is to eventually be able to convert some of the older 10 speeds I find to fix gears without having to buy new wheels. But, anyway, I wanted to know if there's a good place to get spokes? I checked a few sites and found 34 sapim straight gauge 2mm for about a $1.50 each with shipping. Wondering if this is the best I'm going to do.
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
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11-07-21, 10:40 PM
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https://www.bikehubstore.com has lower prices than that. Leaders are .75/ea and their shipping is pretty sane, and free over $100. I've been using their industry facing distribution business (bikewheelparts.com) a fair amount recently. They're legit and pretty easy to deal with, though they've been kinda overwhelmed recently. Still have a ton of options that I can't find anywhere else right now.
11-15-21, 07:46 AM
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https://www.bikehubstore.com has lower prices than that. Leaders are .75/ea and their shipping is pretty sane, and free over $100. I've been using their industry facing distribution business (bikewheelparts.com) a fair amount recently. They're legit and pretty easy to deal with, though they've been kinda overwhelmed recently. Still have a ton of options that I can't find anywhere else right now.
11-15-21, 07:46 AM
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Rose Bikes has about the best price on DT Swiss around. Champions cost less than $5 per 20 or about 25¢ each. Shipping is about $12 per order which still puts them at less than wholesale in the US. The more you order, the less impact shipping has.
11-15-21, 09:12 AM
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Here's a place I go to that has reasonable prices for most everything bicycle.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...p?category=198
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...p?category=198
