Originally Posted by
Otto87
Hi!
I know this is a rather silly question but the case is that I have bought a second-hand bicycle and need to know the exact lenghts for a spoke in front wheel and in rear wheel, as I am planning to buy some spares. I also need to find out the nipple lenght.
The case is that the wheels are really well-built and the hubs I have are Shimano dynamo hub (front) and Rohloff (rear), so in this case there are only 2 different spoke lenghts.
So Is there a reliable way to find out these information?
May I suggest you not preface your question by saying it's silly? That gives people the right to agree with you.
It sounds to me like you have some doubt that the wheels are really well-built. If they were, there is very little chance that you will ever need spare spokes.
The only reliable way to find your spoke and nipple lengths is to remove one set from each wheel and measure. This of course assumes the original build used the correct spoke lengths. Everything else is an estimate. But that might be close enough for something you will probably never use.