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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: stevepeanut on December 23, 2012, 11:13 PM

Title: spoke size help needed
Post by: stevepeanut on December 23, 2012, 11:13 PM: I need an easy to use spoke calculator urgently, I need to build some wheels tomorrow

I cant get the one linked on stidds page to load

thanks
Title: Re: spoke calculator needed, urgent
Post by: oldschoolace on December 23, 2012, 11:14 PM: http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=136816.0
Title: Re: spoke calculator needed, urgent
Post by: That Swan Guy on December 23, 2012, 11:14 PM: I googled one :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: spoke calculator needed, urgent
Post by: stevepeanut on December 23, 2012, 11:19 PM: Quote from: oldschoolace on December 23, 2012, 11:14 PM
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=136816.0

thats the one I am looking at, but the spoke calculator in his link wont load up
Title: Re: spoke calculator needed, urgent
Post by: oldschoolace on December 23, 2012, 11:26 PM: Works for me :-\ Like Nick said, plenty online that all do the same thing :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: spoke calculator needed, urgent
Post by: stevepeanut on December 23, 2012, 11:33 PM: http://users.senet.com.au/~mitchell/misc/html/spoke.htm

this one works ok on the same measurements as stidds uses, wish me luck, first time doing this :D
Title: Re: spoke calculator needed, urgent
Post by: stevepeanut on December 23, 2012, 11:46 PM: does this sound right

front
rim diameter 368mm
hub width 73mm
hub diameter 42mm
177mm spoke length required

rear
rim 368mm
hub width 57mm
hub diameter 47mm
174mm spoke required

this is based on a 36 spoke wheel, 3mm spoke holes, and 3 cross pattern, just making sure, does 177 and 174 sound about right for a normal old skool spoked wheel?
Title: Re: spoke size help needed
Post by: oldschoolace on December 23, 2012, 11:49 PM: Looks right to me :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: spoke size help needed
Post by: stevepeanut on December 23, 2012, 11:52 PM: Quote from: oldschoolace on December 23, 2012, 11:49 PM
Looks right to me :daumenhoch:

cool, fingers crossed a local bike shop has them in stock