A local was telling me about the process that he went through to save coin
while redoing his wires. He was carefully cutting and splitting off the
nipples so that he could save the spokes.
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From Jeff Boatright <jboatri at emory.edu>
To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: December 7, 2000 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: wire wheels
>Yep, I found truing a spridget wire wheel to be much easier than
>doing one for a bike. Maybe it has to do with having learned that
>skill when young. However, in my case it's not worth it. To properly
>R&R the set I currently have on the Sprite, I'd end up having to buy
>about $400 of new spokes and nipples. An since I have the steel wheel
>setup in the attic...
>
>At 2:22 PM -0800 12/7/00, Glen Byrns wrote:
>>Reading about the problems with wire wheels, I would offer these
>>observations from the book
>>"The Bicycle Wheel" by Jobst Brandt, somewhat of an expert on spoked
wheels.
>>The ability of a wheel to support loads is dependent on proper tensioning
of
>>the spokes. The highest possible tension that does not deform the rim
will
>>produce the wheel that can bear the highest loads, and 'spoke windup'
>>experienced when reaching the higher tensions must be relieved. The spoke
>>threads should be dipped in a persistent lubricant prior to assembly ( I
use
>>moly grease). The spokes of a properly tensioned wheel will all produce
the
>>same note when struck or plucked with only very slight variation. Spokes
>>will loosen only if the preload provided by the initial tensioning is
>>overcome by sufficient loading to allow the spoke to reach a state of zero
>>tension.
>>
>>
>>
>>I build my own road and mountain bike wheels by these rules and they last
>>much longer than 'store bought' wheels. In fact, I haven't had a
home-built
>>one fail yet.
>>
>>Arguments or differing opinions may be addressed to Jobst Brandt by e-mail
>>to the rec.bike.tech newsgroup.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Glen Byrns
>>'59 bugeye
>>'59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
>>(four bicycles, road, track, mountain, and tandem, with damn good wheels)
>
>
>_____________________________________________________________
>Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
>Assistant Professor, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
>Senior Editor, Molecular Vision, http://www.molvis.org/molvis
>mailto:jboatri@emory.edu
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