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I had need of some 291mm spokes for a 29" wheel build, and this deal popped up on Chain Reaction.
Allegedly it's 64 DT Swiss Competition Race spokes for £10.99 - which if it's correct is a real bargain.
Only in 272, 290 & 291 lengths though.
I've had the dispatched email, so we'll see what turns up!
DT Swiss Competition Race Spokes
thanks! two packs in the post!
They're 1.8mm spokes so unless the come with nipples you will need them too.
Joe....Should've know you'd be all over that like a tramp on chips 😉
They’re 1.8mm spokes so unless the come with nipples you will need them too.
Actually according to the DT website they take 2.0mm nipples. Unless I'm reading it wrong....
DT Swiss Comp Race info
You're reading it right but DT make more than 1 competition spoke size. It's just not on their site, but it is listed on CRCs as the narrow thread (fg2.0) spoke.
my 2 x single spokes arrived today in place of the 2 packs it should have been....
Yes my well packed single spoke arrived too!
Been on to CRC via the live chat and they're "talking to the warehouse to resolve the matter, and get the correct items sent out." (!)
Site still says 'pack of 64' so I can't see how they can wriggle out of it.
Otherwise I'll definitely be asking for a refund!!!
The investigation into the incorrect item that you received has now been completed and I am sorry to inform you that all of the stock we received from the manufacturer does not match our online description.
i.e. someone here listed it wrong, but we can't be bothered to sort it out, and are passing the buck onto the supplier. But we'll leave the listing incorrect, cos we're a bit shit like that.
I have processed a refund for the item you ordered back to your original payment method. Please allow up to 5 working days for this to appear in your account. There is no need to return the incorrect item, please keep it with our compliments.
Ok thanks, but I actually want to build a wheel. So I'd rather have had done spokes not a refund.
Wow, cheers, that spare 291mm spoke will really come in useful!
...well it was worth a go 😁 for all I knew they were offloading old stock of spokes cheaply.
Another proud owner of one £10.99 spoke here...
I had a funny feeling it was too good to be true.
If at least 32 people followed this PSA, we can club together on a wheel build.
Well, one wheel at least. Wheel time share anyone?
Good to see that at least they’ve corrected the details on their oh wait a minute
Oops... But.... I reckon they probably were meant to be 10.99 for 64 because they're oe; silver spokes in an oe only size in a quantity you can't buy in a box in the size you'd want for many DT rim builds? Someone screwed up but you never know you might get them yet.