quick question, best place to find spokes?
11-06-21 | 10:08 PM
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Bikes: 1986 Schwinn LeTour, 1977 Raleigh Super Course (converted to fixed gear), 199X GT outpost
quick question, best place to find spokes?
I want to start my wheel building process by trying to lace a fixed gear hub onto a 27-in araya rim that I took off of a Schwinn world sport. My intention is to eventually be able to convert some of the older 10 speeds I find to fix gears without having to buy new wheels. But, anyway, I wanted to know if there's a good place to get spokes? I checked a few sites and found 34 sapim straight gauge 2mm for about a $1.50 each with shipping. Wondering if this is the best I'm going to do.
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
11-06-21 | 10:12 PM
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Hope we get some answers... My old trick of ordering economical Machine Built wheel sets then rebuilding them once received in no longer playing out...
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11-07-21 | 06:42 AM
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I can provide silver Sapim Race (double butted 2.0/1.8/2.0 ) custom cut to your specs for $1.20 Canadian apiece plus shipping.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
Last edited by Dan Burkhart; 11-07-21 at 06:46 AM.
11-07-21 | 06:57 PM
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I can provide silver Sapim Race (double butted 2.0/1.8/2.0 ) custom cut to your specs for $1.20 Canadian apiece plus shipping.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
The Canadian dollar is currently running about 80 cents so that works out to 96 cents US. Expect postage to run about $25 US.
Same spokes in black are $1.80 CDN.
11-07-21 | 08:45 PM
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I neglected to mention 12mm brass nipples are included.
11-07-21 | 08:58 PM
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I want to start my wheel building process by trying to lace a fixed gear hub onto a 27-in araya rim that I took off of a Schwinn world sport. My intention is to eventually be able to convert some of the older 10 speeds I find to fix gears without having to buy new wheels. But, anyway, I wanted to know if there's a good place to get spokes? I checked a few sites and found 34 sapim straight gauge 2mm for about a $1.50 each with shipping. Wondering if this is the best I'm going to do.
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
I hope this isn't violating any rules but if it's not kosher to recommend shops or sites in these forums then maybe someone could just pm me?
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
11-07-21 | 10:40 PM
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https://www.bikehubstore.com has lower prices than that. Leaders are .75/ea and their shipping is pretty sane, and free over $100. I've been using their industry facing distribution business (bikewheelparts.com) a fair amount recently. They're legit and pretty easy to deal with, though they've been kinda overwhelmed recently. Still have a ton of options that I can't find anywhere else right now.
11-15-21 | 07:46 AM
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https://www.bikehubstore.com has lower prices than that. Leaders are .75/ea and their shipping is pretty sane, and free over $100. I've been using their industry facing distribution business (bikewheelparts.com) a fair amount recently. They're legit and pretty easy to deal with, though they've been kinda overwhelmed recently. Still have a ton of options that I can't find anywhere else right now.
11-15-21 | 07:46 AM
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Rose Bikes has about the best price on DT Swiss around. Champions cost less than $5 per 20 or about 25¢ each. Shipping is about $12 per order which still puts them at less than wholesale in the US. The more you order, the less impact shipping has.
11-15-21 | 09:12 AM
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Here's a place I go to that has reasonable prices for most everything bicycle.
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...p?category=198
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...p?category=198
