Wiring and soldering spokes

Ian Raleigh":2qr0q9k1 said:

I remember very well my first ever set of 'real' racing wheels which at the time
i had no idea at the time what the wired up bits were for on my wheels so after
many hours of snipping/cutting of the stupid looking wire i finally got it all off the
spokes, then i had the job of polishing up the wheels which i enjoyed thoroughly
a few weeks later i met the chap who i got the wheels from and he was outraged
because i had removed the wire and he then explained what 'tie and solder' did

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Midlife":3bsqqgwy said:

Looking at the link that'a the way I did it way back when......I only had a small initial "hook" and at the end I tucked the wire under the loops so that no cut ends were visible

and then soldered using flux and a very big copper triangle on the end of a handle heated in a gas flame.....nowadays I'd use a butane gas burner direct LOL

Shaun

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531 pro":2iyianwi said:

Wow, very cool - haven't seen or heard of anyone doing this for years! I approve!! It was always fuse wire back in my day (5 amp or something else thin).

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