Campag shamals

roogster
roogster Posts: 31
edited July 2012 in Workshop
Hi I have a set of shamals,they are the gold ones from about 5 years ago,never had a problem till I crashed and had to replace a spoke,I got a new spoke and every couple of rides it comes loose,any ideas,
Cheers

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    Not enough tension in it...
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  • roogster
    roogster Posts: 31
    What's the best way going about this,I'm not very good at wheel building
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    The cheapest is buying a spoke key, otherwise contact your lbs
    left the forum March 2023
  • mamba80
    mamba80 Posts: 5,032
    i'm pretty sure Campag specify loctite on the nipple/spoke - Fulcrum do on their Zeros which is a very similar wheel.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    mamba80 wrote:
    i'm pretty sure Campag specify loctite on the nipple/spoke - Fulcrum do on their Zeros which is a very similar wheel.

    NDS spokes do come loose over time in modern wheels which are highly dished, especially in Campag freehub which is more dished than Shimano, especially on light rims that cannot take high load. Shamals tick all these boxes.

    It is possible to get good tensions on the NDS to avoid it with some hubs, like Shimano, but modern super light hubs have a different flange design, which results in low tensions on the NDS. The way out is an overengineered rim, which nobody wants, because it's heavy.

    However, that happen over time... if you do LeJog, it might be that after you need to wind them up a little. if they come loose after one ride, it's because they were not tensioned in the first place. Using loctite on a spoke which is loose is looking for trouble, as it will break very quickly
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