Originally Posted by
gyozadude
Note that sometimes, I order spokes by the 100 box. See huskybicycles.com and how their Taiwanese stainless spokes 14g sell for just 23 cents each in the 100 box. And UCP spokes? Even cheaper. And my recent experience has been okay with these. So buying by the box isn't always bad. But that works best if you have lots of similar wheels/rims/hubs to maintain and build.
Funny how they are charged the same per piece in Taiwan regardless whether it is 254, 270, 282, or 292...yet they charge differently - to make an extra buck off someone they know is building a Velocity DeepV on a track hub.
Not very honest and straight-up...and if the picture is actually that of the spoke - that's a 7.0mm elbow that'll snap no matter how much tension is used whether thin steel flange or basic alloy hub.
I'm charged at the latest .0750 apiece for a 14g spoke in lengths of 200mm to 310mm - and I do not vary my wholesale or retail price likewise unless I cut and thread again.
=8-)