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I've got a ss commuter and I need help picking the spoke length. I've found 2 different lengths from 2 different calculators and I don't know what length nipples I want/need. If someone could look over my numbers and let me know what I'm missing or what they think
Front hub
OLD of 100mm
16mm from end cap flat to flange
Flange diameter 63mm on both sides
Center to each flange is 34
Rim erd is 606mm
Rear hub
OLD 120mm
28mm from end cap to flange
Flange diameter is 63mm
Center to flange is 32mm
Many thanks
Jack
Duh 32 spokes 3 cross
OK that's punching out 292.2mm for front and rear. So do I get 292mm or 293mm (if they exist) or 294mm?
going with 294 thanks.
always round by the smallest possible amount from the lengths available. 292.2 is definitely a 292. 293 at a push, 294 is too long.
Ignore. I can get 293mm. I'll opt for them. I don't want to spend £50+ on spokes and then have them all too short.
That’s the opposite of what the site above tells me… Hence my confusion.
It depends on the spokes, but most will "bottom out" when you run out of thread, so if the spokes are too long you'll reach a point where the nipples won't tighten any further and you can't adjust the wheel properly. For this reason, I would also round down, not up.
I've seen sites that talk about spokes having external threads, so the nipple can literally screw right over the thread and drop into the middle of the spoke which would let you run longer spokes (and have some sticking out through the nipple), but the DT Competition ones I use certainly don't do this, so shorter is better than longer.
Roger, noted. thanks.
Roger, noted. thanks.
Good luck - I've got a pile of spokes arriving today to rebuild a second-hand road wheelset that I bought with seized nipples. I cheated a little here though - I was able to get enough of the old spokes off intact, so could measure them up rather than needing to resort to calculations!
Will be about 20 quid for ACI spokes from Cyclebasket
https://www.cyclebasket.com/m9b0s454p991/ACI_Alpina_Stainless_Steel_DB_Spokes_Silver_Packets_of_20_
ACI make good spokes too. I've never had one snap despite some heavily loaded touring on home made wheels (and I'm terrible and building wheels).