Spokes

Tom Butcher

Decided to try my hand at replacing a couple of spokes on an wheel - only ever trued wobbles out before but I was planning to teach myself to build wheels and so it seems silly not to start with this - it's a record hub from a couple of years ago and open pro rim.

Realised I have no idea what to ask the LBS for - the drive side spokes are thicker - presume unbutted (or should that be single butted) - non drive side appear thinner. Is there a standard length spoke for a 700c wheel or do I need to measure the existing ones ? And are nipples standard or not ?

I know I could ask the LBS all this but to be honest they aren't the best when it comes to advice and if I know what I want it in advance it saves me a run across town to a shop whose advice I'd rely on.

Thanks

onbike 1939

The drive spokes will be unbutted and the non-drive butted As to the length, this will depend on the rim and the hub you are using. If you google you will find that there are tables which you can use to find the length you need.

NervexProf

Campag Record small flange, on Open Pro = 294mm

Monty Dog

Visit the DT Swiss website - they have an online spoke calculator. For general use, a double-butted stainless steel spoke with brass nipples is fine - plain gauge spokes only really required for 'heavy' builds in my experience. If you take an existing spoke into your LBS they'll be able to furnish you with a replacement.

Tom Butcher

Thanks

scherrit

I prefer to build only with db, even my own wheels and I am really hard on wheels, being both fat and stupid.