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I had some road wheels built with some black DT revs last December.
Come July this year, a spoke in the rear wheel went ping. Replaced it, but another went, and then another, and another (all whilst on holiday in the Alps, had to ride halfway round lake geneva with just a front brake!)
So I gave up, got the wheels rebuilt with new spokes (although still DT revs) and new rims.
Went out Saturday, 100 yards up the road and a spoke snaps!
All of the spokes snapped inside the nipple. Anyone familiar with this? Whats likely to cause spokes to snap in the nipple?
I've had numerous wheels with revolutions, and I've never ever had one snap.
Had plenty of other spokes snap at the bend and thread mind!
Built dozens of wheels (all 26") in previous employment with Revs and never had any issues and they've been ridin by some fairly knarly people. I'd say reason for shearing off at nipple is normally due to sideways impact or being way over tensioned. Also incorrect spoke length could be to blame as using a spoke thats slightly too long will result in the nipple self-tapping onto the spoke which cant be good.
Thats just my two cents worth. I'me sure other people will have different ideas or input
I've been building all my mtb wheels with silver dt revolutions for the last 17 years. I've probably had a dozen or so break in that time, but always somewhere in the middle of the spoke & theres always been previous damage to the spoke that has fatigued. Not had any other problems despite using them for inappropriate wheel builds with alloy nipples, eg: king hubs, mavic 325 rims, 225/205 discs with 4 pot calipers
Corrosion is one cause I think, folk try to turn the nipple and I think this weakens the spoke.
Odd in a young wheel tho.
I've used revs no problems-front mtb wheel.
Could be too tight I guess....its always the drive side ones that snap.