Spare spoke question
11-06-07, 10:29 AM
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Spare spoke question
I'll keep it simple...
I have a 27" wheelset that I have on my commuting steed (run-of-the-mill Araya rims and Joytech hubs) and an extra rear wheel of the same vintage/branding (currently missing a spoke). I want to keep a few extra spokes on hand and replace the missing one. (I'm running 250ish now, so breakage will probably happen again) Spoke length is 300mm, 14g.
Well...I didn't exactly want to drop $13 plus shipping on a box of 20 buying online. So...my search around at various shops began, and the best I could come up with was 300mm double butted 14/15 stainless spokes.
Can I use those without any issues longterm?
I have a 27" wheelset that I have on my commuting steed (run-of-the-mill Araya rims and Joytech hubs) and an extra rear wheel of the same vintage/branding (currently missing a spoke). I want to keep a few extra spokes on hand and replace the missing one. (I'm running 250ish now, so breakage will probably happen again) Spoke length is 300mm, 14g.
Well...I didn't exactly want to drop $13 plus shipping on a box of 20 buying online. So...my search around at various shops began, and the best I could come up with was 300mm double butted 14/15 stainless spokes.
Can I use those without any issues longterm?
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11-06-07, 10:51 AM
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There is no big issue but I would keep trying to find a straight gauge spoke in the interest of uniformity. If you rebuild the wheel with all new spokes, you could use either straight gauge or I would use double butted. You could then properly tension the wheel and have a trouble free wheel rather than continually replace spokes on a tired build. $25 for a wheel full of spokes is a relatively inexpensive solution. This assumes that you can do this work yourself.
