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Title: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: jimwise68 on January 18, 2007, 10:38 AM
I am rebuilding two sets of wheels but don't know what spoke lengths to get.

One set is a pair of ukais with large flange hubs front and rear.
The second set is a pair of Arayas with a large flange front and small (normal) flange rear.

They will both be the Old School 3 cross style, but have no idea what size spokes to get.

Anbody help?

mucho gracias
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: dj_benice on January 18, 2007, 01:26 PM
ffs someone make this a sticky I'm fed up keep posting it up http://www.bikewebsite.com/spokes.htm  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: harris on January 18, 2007, 01:27 PM
 :)
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: jimwise68 on January 18, 2007, 02:01 PM
ffs someone make this a sticky I'm fed up keep posting it up http://www.bikewebsite.com/spokes.htm  :LolLolLolLol:

Yeah someone sticky it, then I wouldn't have had to type my list out!  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: SaMAlex on January 18, 2007, 02:20 PM
Thats great! The best chart Ive ever seen.
No 48 spokes on there tho?
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: dj_benice on January 18, 2007, 02:32 PM
no 48 spokes on my rides either  >:D
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: SaMAlex on January 18, 2007, 02:39 PM
48s were 90s only I guess. Not out in the early 80s, old hat in 2000s.

I guess you cant really get a low flange 48 hole hub and the rims are all 20 x 1.75 so its only really one spoke length anyway. Not much of a "chart" there is there?
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: jimwise68 on January 18, 2007, 03:22 PM
Twas good enough for me apart from i need 185mm and 189mm and all i can find is 184s, 186s and 190s.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: dj_benice on January 18, 2007, 03:46 PM
 :daumenhoch:  Jim there is a guy in the US who cuts em to length and they work out about the same as over here if ya get nipples (bout £20 for 72 spokes n nips but he chucks afew spare spokes in incase ;) ) if there's no rush, i am sure somebody in the uk must offer same service but i am a patient man ;)  >:D ::) :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: TwoBobRob on January 18, 2007, 06:18 PM
I've always got good answers from Custom Riders on wheel building queries.  As for a 1mm difference in lengths, I wouldn't worry about it. Too long can be cut down, and 1mm too short is no harm, no foul as you'll have way more than 1mm screwed into the nipple....  ;)
Title: Re: Spoke lengths - HELP
Post by: dj_benice on January 18, 2007, 08:20 PM
48s were 90s only I guess. Not out in the early 80s, old hat in 2000s.

I guess you cant really get a low flange 48 hole hub and the rims are all 20 x 1.75 so its only really one spoke length anyway. Not much of a "chart" there is there?

hehe I reckon not although technically you could lace two cross as well ;)
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