Dismantling a wheel
a buddy wants me to dismantle a wheel he wrecked on. the rim and some spokes are trashed but he wants to reuse the old campy track hub. i know you would detension them then remove them if youre trying to save the rim and/or spokes. figured just cutting the spokes would work fine since only the hub is being salvaged. thought id double check though. just cut them or detension them to make sure it doesnt stress the old hub? im asking more for the knowledge than to save the couple minutes detensioning
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A pair of dikes work great. Just cut the spokes. The rim is trash and you do not want to reuse spokes.
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I disagree with kycycler. Reusing spokes is fine. But that doesn't apply to you, since you say only the hub is being salvaged.
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Either use some cable-cutters - NOT one's made for bicycle-cables & housing* - or unscrew the spoke-nipples.
* Or they will be trash afterwards. Expensive trash. |
If the rim and spokes are trashed, ther elikely isn't any tension on the spokes. I agree with the others who have said to just cut them using cutters meant for steel. Remember that spokes are cold-drawn stainless steel which is a lot tougher than regular old steel.
For an example of a trashed rim and spokes, see below: http://home.comcast.net/~joejackson9.../DSC01296s.jpg |
rear ended by a car?
+1 for some steel cutters. spokes are impossible to cut with cable cutters, tin snips and the like. grinding tool will make quick work of spokes however. |
Originally Posted by AEO
(Post 9375416)
rear ended by a car?
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Dikes will make quick work of spokes
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Originally Posted by joejack951
(Post 9375456)
Good guess. Don't worry, I'm fine :) The bike obviously not so much. New frame and wheels (well components for wheels) were ordered last night. You'll see a thread soon about my new lightweight commuter bike project.
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Originally Posted by joejack951
(Post 9375320)
If the rim and spokes are trashed, ther elikely isn't any tension on the spokes. I agree with the others who have said to just cut them using cutters meant for steel. Remember that spokes are cold-drawn stainless steel which is a lot tougher than regular old steel.
For an example of a trashed rim and spokes, see below: http://home.comcast.net/~joejackson9.../DSC01296s.jpg |
love that folding rack:roflmao2:glad no one was hurt.:lol:
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If the spokes are still under tension then cutting them out can be a few moments of fun - remove the rim tape and as you cut a spoke the tension releases all at once and the spoke shoots across the room... the fun comes in trying to get the spokes to fly directly into the garbage. You have to cut in a pattern that will leave as many spokes tensioned fo as long as possible so they keep firing and not just falling limp.
Wear eye protection. |
And remove pets and kids from the room.
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Originally Posted by Panthers007
(Post 9377718)
And remove pets and kids from the room.
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Originally Posted by LarDasse74
(Post 9377875)
Remove just kids from the room. Pets are moving targets. :)
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Originally Posted by Dan Burkhart
(Post 9376665)
Paid for by the driver who hit you?
Originally Posted by neil0502
(Post 9377346)
That should buff right out...
Originally Posted by leweee
(Post 9377520)
love that folding rack:roflmao2:glad no one was hurt.:lol:
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To the OP, be sure to remove the cog prior to despoking the wheel.
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thanks for all the feedback. i have lots of construction tools so cutting the spokes w/ a proper tool should be no problem. Cynikal... good call on the cog. it totally slipped me mind. JoeJack, that wheel is crazy bit glad youre ok.
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