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[Closed] 16mm brass nipples - where to buy cheap?

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 Rik
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Anybody, replacing a rim and currently have 12mm nipples the spokes are not very old so I want to reuse them. I can easily get around the slight difference in spoke length between the rims by using 16mm nipples

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Where can I get 36 16mm brass nipples cheap?

Some places I've seen want nearly as much as the spokes just for the nipple!!


 
Posted : 22/10/2014 11:21 am
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rosebike....might not be cost effective for 36 nipples though - but the nipples them selves will be cheap.


 
Posted : 22/10/2014 11:22 am
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That approach has worked for me but watch out as some 16mm nips just have an unthreaded 2mm longer head, good for getting a spoke key on with a thicker carbon rim but not good for your purposes. I found that out the hard way.


 
Posted : 22/10/2014 4:51 pm
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dt swiss 16mm x 2mm at 15p each rrp any use to you?


 
Posted : 22/10/2014 5:51 pm
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Phone wheelcraft, there just outside Glasgow they have pretty much everything wheel related no matter what age


 
Posted : 22/10/2014 6:03 pm

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