Spoke length please check
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Spoke length please check
Hello all,
I am currently doing a fixed gear convertion and hence am building a rear wheel. I have repaced rims beofre but never built a wheel from scratch. I would like to check weather I have used https://www.recumbents.com/wisil/spokes!.asp corecly to work out spoke lengths for my wheel. I got 499 mm.
I would like to use this hub https://tinyurl.com/pwecj with this rim https://tinyurl.com/jkdkf. Please could some one just advice me on the correct spoke length.
Many thanks
T
I am currently doing a fixed gear convertion and hence am building a rear wheel. I have repaced rims beofre but never built a wheel from scratch. I would like to check weather I have used https://www.recumbents.com/wisil/spokes!.asp corecly to work out spoke lengths for my wheel. I got 499 mm.
I would like to use this hub https://tinyurl.com/pwecj with this rim https://tinyurl.com/jkdkf. Please could some one just advice me on the correct spoke length.
Many thanks
T
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I didn't try to calculate the spoke length but I can tell you for sure that, assuming you're building a 700c wheel, 499mm is wrong. The right answer will be closer to 299mm.
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My guess is that you used the diameter of the hub instead of radius. Divide diameter by two before entering into the radius field.
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Thanks guys. Ok just re did it and got 300.092 mm using an Inside Diameter of Rim = 622 mm. I was not sure what internal dimeter of rim to put. Is 622 mm correct?
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Originally Posted by TheBrick
Thanks guys. Ok just re did it and got 300.092 mm using an Inside Diameter of Rim = 622 mm. I was not sure what internal dimeter of rim to put. Is 622 mm correct?
Many Thanks
T
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T
Sheldon Brown's web site has Damon Rinard's Spokecalc Excel program but it hasn't been updated in quite a while. It doesn't list the ERD for the new Mavic Open Sport but it does list it for the previous MA3 at 607 mm and the Open Pro at 605 mm. The DT web site also has a spoke calculator but that page seemed to be down this morning. Try it later.
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HillRider: Thanks for the info. I did some googleing and found out the ERD of the Mavic Open Sport of 611 mm giving me a spoke length of 294.621 mm. Sound about right to you guys?
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That sounds much better.
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Thanks HillRider. I shall get on and order the parts.
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294mm for 36 hole, 298mm for 32 hole (rounded). 3x both sides.
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Thanks tomacropod. I was thinking 36 spokes, I seem to always be able to bend a wheel. I guess it is my days when BMXing to much hopping around! Thanks for comfurming my calc
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Originally Posted by TheBrick
Thanks tomacropod. I was thinking 36 spokes, I seem to always be able to bend a wheel. I guess it is my days when BMXing to much hopping around! Thanks for comfurming my calc
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Originally Posted by moxfyre
If you need different spoke lengths for the front and rear wheels, but they're only off by a couple mm, just get all the same length, choosing the longer one.
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Originally Posted by Al1943
Never buy spokes long. When rounding off round down. If the spokes are long you may run out of threads when approaching the target tension. This is especially important for the driveside rear spokes having highest tension on the bike. A mm short is much better than a mm long.
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Thanks everyone. I built the wheel up on sat and every thing is purfect. All I need to do nown is finish off painting the frame and I will have my fixie!!