Best place for spokes

[2manyoranges]

We use TrueWheels in Brighton - they have an amazing stock and two spoke machines for custom lengths - expensive machines from Japan that do rolled threads - much stronger.

Website:

Contact | True Wheels

we have mtb wheels that have done DH and enduro and have had amazing abuse, with not a single problem or even a need to re true.

 

[Tootyred]

Anyway, I bought a gross of the longest I needed and threaded some down for the shorter lengths.

what tool do you have? I never owned one, but often considered it.

 

[Jonny69]

I've also built quite a few wheels with the ACI spokes from cyclebasket. Current wheels on my daily have over 15k miles on them and I don't think I've ever touched them. Can recommend them.

 

[2manyoranges]

what tool do you have? I never owned one, but often considered it.

As I mentioned in my post above, rolled threads are far more durable and stronger than cut threads. So you need something like the Cyclo tool:

Cyclo Spoke Thread Rolling Tool (Not Inc. Rolling Head) | Tredz Bikes

Cyclo Spoke Thread Rolling Tool (Not Inc. Rolling Head) £90.49 or available with 0% APR finance on baskets over £99. All Other workshop tools are delivered free to the UK mainland*, 365 day returns & Price Match. Buy Now.

www.tredz.co.uk

with the right head:

Cyclo Spoke Thread Rolling Head | Tredz Bikes

Cyclo Spoke Thread Rolling Head £37.49 or available with 0% APR finance on baskets over £99. All Other workshop tools are delivered free to the UK mainland*, 365 day returns & Price Match. Buy Now.

www.tredz.co.uk

Not cheap but very satisfying.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Can you get spokes with cut threads? I assumed all spoke threads were rolled.

 

[2manyoranges]

Yep

see

Spoke Machine - London Spokes

Spoke threads should be rolled not cut. Our machine trims the spoke length and rolls the threads impeccibly to create factory strength custom length spokes.

londonspokes.com

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Yes I know the difference between cut and rolled. The article just says they should not be cut. My question was are spokes with a cut thread even available?

 

[2manyoranges]

I have heard accounts of home mechanics using classic thread die cutters on plain gauge spokes. I don’t think that cut threads are commercially available.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I have heard accounts of home mechanics using classic thread die cutters on plain gauge spokes. I don’t think that cut threads are commercially available.

Thanks, that's a scary thought

 

[jim haseltine]

I've got a Cyclo tool that I chanced across in a hospice charity shop. From the looks of it hardly used before I bought it.
Back in the day, our workshop had 4 threading tools, 3 were rollers with different gauge heads and the last had a selection of cutting dies.

Rolling threads is not interesting. Need a set of spokes? Cut them to length then spend an evening rolling threads whilst sitting in front of the tv watching something interesting. I've fitted a stop collar on the shaft of the roller so I can produce identical length thread runs without having to stop and measure.