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Old 04-19-14 | 03:14 PM
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From: Mountain View, CA USA and Golden, CO USA

Bikes: 97 Litespeed, 50-39-30x13-26 10 cogs, Campagnolo Ultrashift, retroreflective rims on SON28/PowerTap hubs

Originally Posted by Looigi
I highly recommend so-called "4 sided" spoke wrenches. These are much less likely to round off a nipple. Park makes them in a number of sizes as do a few other companies:

Park Tool Co. » SW-42 : Four-Sided Spoke Wrench : Wheel & Spoke
I don't like my Park 4-sided wrench since it takes so much more effort to seat.

With properly lubricated threads and nipple sockets (I like anti-seize) I've had no problems except for the couple of aluminum nipples I made trapezoidal with a road-side repair in the dark with an incompletely seated wrench, even after over a decade of use or with 120-130kgf rear drive side tensions.

With idiot built wheels I've had to fall back on vise-grips for disassembly; although at that point you're better off with new $0.13 nipples than trying to make things work.
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