Tape on Spokes??
08-20-09 | 04:54 PM
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Tape on Spokes??
Some homeless man told me today at starbucks as I was putting electrical tape on my spokes "it will throw off the weight, it'll get whobbly when you're going real fast"
is this true?
is this true?
08-20-09 | 05:31 PM
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Mythbusters (Discovery Channel) debunked the myth that a postage stamp on a helicopter blade would cause a catastrophic imbalance. Similar thing here, I guess.
To be safe, you should probable weigh your tape, and be sure to put equal amounts on opposite spokes.
To be safe, you should probable weigh your tape, and be sure to put equal amounts on opposite spokes.
08-20-09 | 05:55 PM
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I put a bit of tape on the bottom of my spokes (reflective tape) but got lazy before finishing it so it only goes 1/3rd around the wheel. Haven't noticed any funny stuff up to 37mph going downhill.
08-20-09 | 06:03 PM
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the joint in the rim is way heavier than the tape, even if you use about 50cm of it.
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08-20-09 | 06:05 PM
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this thread is worthless. why would you ever listen to homeless person about anything? Don't you have your own brain? If a homeless person told you that crack wasn't addictive, would you take his word for it, too? I did and now im ****ed.
08-20-09 | 07:22 PM
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Uh-oh the polo kids are screwed.
08-20-09 | 07:37 PM
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08-20-09 | 10:20 PM
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Bros, how quickly you forget.
Also, you have a valve stem. It throws things off a lot too. Putting too much weight on one side would be a problem. It doesn't take much if you are going fast enough, but that's more of a ROLL of electrical tape, not a strip.
Also, you have a valve stem. It throws things off a lot too. Putting too much weight on one side would be a problem. It doesn't take much if you are going fast enough, but that's more of a ROLL of electrical tape, not a strip.
08-20-09 | 11:01 PM
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please. the homeless guy has more sense than the idiot putting electrical tape on his damn spokes.
08-21-09 | 04:12 AM
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Whenever I replace a spoke I usually put a bit of tape around it so I can tell which one is new, and check up on it and see how the tension is. Not sure if that's silly, but so far it hasn't thrown off my balance and hurled me into a curb...
08-21-09 | 09:52 AM
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Ok, take joint and valve locations... average them, and place tape on the opposing spoke.
