Thread: Cut and rethread spokes ?
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Old 08-06-21 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by frogman
I am going to build a wheel with hub and rim I have on hand. I have some spokes to use but they are too long. I need to cut them shorter and cut new threads. Is this difficult to do ? Would I be better off to just buy new spokes ?
How much too long are they? Is doing an extra cross a possibility?
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