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Title: spoke size help
Post by: moanjam on May 30, 2009, 03:02 PM

got some 1980 z rims gonna get large flange hubs prob suzue , what size spokes do i need  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: firebird on May 30, 2009, 05:59 PM

184mm at a guess

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: Bigplinky on May 30, 2009, 10:01 PM

184mm to 186mm for 3 Cross

194mm for 4 Cross

Best of luck with the Z's the worst wheel I've ever built  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: moanjam on May 30, 2009, 10:32 PM

Quote from: Bigplinky on May 30, 2009, 10:01 PM

184mm to 186mm for 3 Cross

194mm for 4 Cross

Best of luck with the Z's the worst wheel I've ever built  :LolLolLolLol:

cheers  :( i trhink :-X

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: hunterdubber on May 31, 2009, 09:47 AM

I use 184mm for 3 cross on  large flange hubs ( unless its Araya Aeros )  :)

Listen to the Plinkmeister  ;)

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: moanjam on May 31, 2009, 09:50 AM

cheers boys, i think i'll pay someone to build 'em  ;)

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: Bigfrawg on May 31, 2009, 09:53 AM

sorry for the thread jack , but i also have a spoke question. i have some araya's 1.5 and want to lace to high flange suzue hubs , do i need 184's aswell ?

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: hunterdubber on May 31, 2009, 11:03 AM

Never done 1.5's Mick

but the nipples are in the centre , so the width of the rim shouldn't matter


as long as they aren't aero's they should be same

1 3/8's (sew ins ) will be different as I don't think they are a true 20" wheel

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: lodge on May 31, 2009, 11:36 AM

There are some good online spoke calculators where you enter your own rim/hub measurements and it gives you the correct spoke size.
Many have common hubs/rims listed but more mtb than bmx.

Title: Re: spoke size help
Post by: Bigfrawg on May 31, 2009, 01:53 PM

good point there dubber , cheers  :daumenhoch: