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Spokes & nipples pondering

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MrD:
Hi chaps, Your thoughts please.

I have 2 rim sets to lace up for my current build which will be chrome & blue bits (brakes/seat/grips etc) , one set of rims will be my rider the other set potentially show worthy.
The rider set will be blue anodised 7x's with blue hubs  - Spokes? probably stainless but have toyed with titanium purely because of the weight, trouble is that you cannot get chrome look in titanium so would have to opt for blue - but then its too much blue unless chrome nipples (is that too gay re: titanium?).
The Show set will be polished rims and polished hubs with definitely stainless spokes - but do I add blue nipples to keep the theme or will it ruin it?

I really cant decide

Cheers

MrD

Smidsy:
All personal preferences really. Not a fan of coloured nipples myself.

I am just doing a polished aero rim, polished acs hub stainless spoke set myself. Looks well.
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P J Tunni:
Agree with Smidsy, not a fan of coloured spokes / nipples myself, just think that chrome / silver looks cleaner and you can add colour elsewhere (grips, seats etc). Only coloured nipples that l think look good are black ones (on kuwi laserlites & Hutch's etc), but it is personal preference at the end of the day!

DY85262:
Had alternate Blue and Red nipples BITD and kept that theme going on my builds that have Red and Blue in the colour scheme. Definitely Chrome or Stainless spokes though.  :)

MrD:
Thanks chaps

Stainless spokes/nipples it is then, at the end of the day the nipples could always be changed once the wheels are built.

Cheers

MrD

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