Ksyrium Equipe

wotnoshoeseh
wotnoshoeseh Posts: 531
edited March 2014 in Workshop
Riding a set of Ksyrium Equipes and was noticing an out of trueness when riding. Spinning the wheel off the ground there was no evidence of a buckle. Had a look at the spokes and there are a few on the NDS that have loosened off quite considerably- so much so that the nipple is free to move around in the nipple hole of the rim.

Is it o.k. to just re-tension the spokes and bring them up to tension again, or should I re-build with new spokes?

Thanks,
D.

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    Sure, re-tension...
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  • wotnoshoeseh
    wotnoshoeseh Posts: 531
    Hmm - nipples seem to be seized?
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    If you have some sort of spoke holder, you should be able to unseize them, but yes, nothing new there
    left the forum March 2023
  • wotnoshoeseh
    wotnoshoeseh Posts: 531
    Thanks ugo.
    It just makes we wonder how they would have loosened if nipples are seized?

    I presume alloy nipples too - so I will also spray some WD40 or some such releasing agent around them to see if I can get them released.

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