Are spokes unique?

pb21
pb21 Posts: 2,171
edited November 2009 in Workshop
A rear spoke broke this morning on my Mavic Aksiums :cry:

A quick google search threw these up, http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/copy_ ... spoke.html but they are out of stock.

So will any 302mm length spoke be OK?
Mañana

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  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    It has to be a staight pull spoke to fit your wheels.
    You need the genuine article really to get the right nipple shape to fit the hub
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    Wappygixer wrote:
    It has to be a staight pull spoke to fit your wheels.
    You need the genuine article really to get the right nipple shape to fit the hub

    Rubbish :x

    I am never buying factory built wheels again.

    Thanks for the info anyway!
    Mañana
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Any decent LBS should be able to get hold of Aksium spokes - they're hardly uncommon. FWIW the vast majority of bike shops don't stock a decent range of conventional spokes either - I generally have to buy them online.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    what mileage did it break at.was it fatigue.
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    rake wrote:
    what mileage did it break at.was it fatigue.

    I would say it has done around 5000 miles. It broke as I put some power down to get up a short hill.
    Mañana

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