| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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A question for the wheel experts...
I'm about to build what is only my third pair of wheels. These are
for a friend who REALLY wants bladed spokes and aero rims. I'm not
prepared to start filing away at his hubs, so DT bladed spokes
are out. I've seen advertisements for bladed spokes that attach to
the hub flange with a hook rather than a button, eliminating the need
to file wider spoke holes. If these work at all, will they last or
stay true? The wheels will be used by a 135 pound rider for
triathlons and few bike-only races at Billerica and Newton.
How about blades on the front and round spokes on the rear?
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| 273.1 | TALLIS::JBELL | Wot's..Uh the Deal? | Fri Apr 17 1987 18:13 | 16 | |
I've never used bladed spokes, but I can guess...
One thing with which you might have trouble, is twisting of the
spoke. I don't expect it to be a major problem, just remember to
oil the threads, and also remember that a quarter turn at the
nipple is not a quarter turn at the threads.
I don't think that the hooked spokes will slip any. In fact, some
authors recommend carrying hooked spokes in a group repair kit. The
idea is that you get the longest spoke that you can buy, and cut
the knob off. If you break a spoke, you can put the zig-zag bend
in the right place depending on what kind of wheel it is, They
also claimed that you could get it behind a freewheel, but I am
skeptical.
-Jeff Bell
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| 273.2 | twisting should not be a problem | DEBIT::FISHER | Mon Apr 20 1987 14:40 | 15 | |
Spoke twisting is always a problem but with bladed spokes it's always
easy to tell which spokes are twisted and to untwist them. Usually
that means overtightening the nipple by up to a quarter turn and
then backing it off.
If you don't get them tensioned right I think they come undone faster
than round spokes but that's just from obvservation of a very small
sample. As for how long they last when done right, as long as any
wheel if not longer. I have over 2000 miles on a pair built with
bladed hooked spokes purchased from Performance since the last time
they were trued and they haven't moved any. 3X rear, 2X front.
I weigh over 170 lbs.
ed
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| 273.3 | "Z" bend spokes | MIST::IVERSON | There's a seeker born every minute | Mon Apr 20 1987 16:08 | 15 |
re.1 subject: "Z" bend spokes
>can get it behind the freewheel, but I am skeptical.
Both personal experience and friends' usage of Z bends for *spare*
spokes has shown them to be an effective replacement for freewheel
side spokes. I have known of a person that rode several hundred
miles in Europe with 60 lb. panniers on 6 Z bends while looking
for replacements.
Hooked spokes *may* give you some trouble holding the spokes in
place while building a wheel made entirely out of hooked spokes
until you get some tension on the wheel.
Thom
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| 273.4 | Gracias! | VAXINE::POLLARD | Tue Apr 21 1987 15:08 | 1 | |
Thanks for the advice. Here goes the order to Performance... | |||||