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07-09-05 | 07:26 PM

#26

53-11_alltheway

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From: Might as well be underwater because I make less drag than a torpedoE (no aero bars here though)

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Originally Posted by steaktaco

hey as long as we're at it where do you guys go to get spokes? I'ma gonna try and build me some of them wheels. also can't find cheap 135mm hubs. where to go, where to go?

https://oddsandendos.safeshopper.com/20/cat20.htm?44 has the best prices I've found on odd numbers of spokes. You can order small lots and it doesn't cost you a lot. Shipping is a flat $6.00

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_id=5342 is another good place to buy with a 20% off coupon, but you have to buy in lots of 20 and you can't pick spoke color.

Last edited by 53-11_alltheway; 07-09-05 at 07:33 PM.

07-09-05 | 10:20 PM

#27

phidauex

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From: Boulder, CO

Bikes: Salsa La Cruz w/ Alfine 8, Specialized Fuse Pro 27.5+, Surly 1x1

I had a good experience with https://www.oddsandendos.com which has the best prices on individual spokes I've seen. The shipping was fast too.

My LBS charges 1.50$ each for straight gauge spokes!

peace,
sam

07-09-05 | 11:22 PM

#28

bostontrevor

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Originally Posted by phidauex

My LBS charges 1.50$ each for straight gauge spokes!

Yoinks! That'll make a guy think twice. $0.50 here when buying a full wheel's worth.

07-11-05 | 12:38 PM

#29

LóFarkas

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From: Budapest, Hungary

Hey, Hungary is not such a bad place after all. Today I paid 0.25 USD each for DT Champions with nipples in an LBS, odd number. The Revolutions for the front wheel will cost like 0.70 which is considered expensive as hell - and it is, compared to the wages here.