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Old 09-23-14 | 10:51 PM
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From: Ciudad de Vacas, Tejas

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Originally Posted by stryper
Yar I know that. I have a couple sources for the nipples, a bit expensive but not too hard to find. Just wasn't sure if the head of a spoke was large enough not to just pull through a normal sized rim hole.
The head of the spoke is just like a normal nipple. The difference is that instead of inserting the spokes through the hub flanges first and then threading them into the rim with nipples, you insert them into the rim first and then attach them to the hub with the hex nuts.
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