FoX Rider
08-09-04, 12:22 PM
My spokes keep loosening and I can never keep them tight. What should I do?
Bicycle Mechanics - Loose Spokes
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DragonMistress
08-09-04, 12:33 PM
My spokes keep loosening and I can never keep them tight. What should I do?
Why do they keep pulling loose? Maybe there's something else wrong you should investigate? It could be the rim tape needs to be replaced.
If it's just normal 'pulling' and 'drifting' I've never bothered to stop it, I let my wheels drift and they generally don't cause problems unless exacerbated by some kind of impact, IE, wreck.
Otherwise...you could put a high-viscosity lubricant on the spoke nuts or nipples, whatever you call em, and the sticky properties of it might help hold them in place. I'd probably wind up using nail polish and risking damaging the threads.
Why do they keep pulling loose? Maybe there's something else wrong you should investigate? It could be the rim tape needs to be replaced.
If it's just normal 'pulling' and 'drifting' I've never bothered to stop it, I let my wheels drift and they generally don't cause problems unless exacerbated by some kind of impact, IE, wreck.
Otherwise...you could put a high-viscosity lubricant on the spoke nuts or nipples, whatever you call em, and the sticky properties of it might help hold them in place. I'd probably wind up using nail polish and risking damaging the threads.
nutbag
08-09-04, 01:22 PM
Is it all the spokes, or just a few.
You can buy nipples with nylon inserts that prevent the nipples working loose.
You can buy nipples with nylon inserts that prevent the nipples working loose.
Retro Grouch
08-09-04, 04:47 PM
Green locktite.
Get your wheel all nicely tensioned and trued first, then give each nipple just a dot of green locktite. Green is designed for application after the fastener has been tightened.
Get your wheel all nicely tensioned and trued first, then give each nipple just a dot of green locktite. Green is designed for application after the fastener has been tightened.
qmsdc15
08-09-04, 07:24 PM
Green locktite! Who knew? Thanks, I've got the same problem. Was thinking of trying locktite or wheelsmith spoke prep.
Rev.Chuck
08-09-04, 07:28 PM
Dt also offers a product made by Loctite for this purpose
531Aussie
08-09-04, 10:12 PM
Hmm, I'd be using the nylon-insert nipples before I'd use loctite