Nigelnightmare
Über Member
It's best to use new nipples even if reusing the old spokes.
Re-rimming a Mavic wheel - will 1.5mm make a difference on spoke length?
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Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Why?
Nigelnightmare
Über Member
Because they're made either of brass (chrome plated) or aluminium (anodised) and there is a big chance of the thread stripping and jamming up.
Then you have to cut the spoke to remove it.
Nigelnightmare
Über Member
You can also get nipples in different lengths if you want to use the original spokes.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Aluminium nipples are beggars for seizing onto the spokes too.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
Ksyrium SL / Ksyrium Elite S rimmed wheels use "Black, bladed, straight pull steel spokes with integrated and self-locking M7 nipples". The latter are anodised (coloured) aluminium nipples with the known disadvantages of aluminium cf brass.
Nigelnightmare
Über Member
Nipple lengths are 12mm, 14mm & 16mm.
So spoke's being 1.5mm shorter than optimum won't be a problem unless you are already using 16mm nipples as the slot in them is just over 1mm deep, so the spoke will be 1.5mm below the top of the nipple.
So spoke's being 1.5mm shorter than optimum won't be a problem unless you are already using 16mm nipples as the slot in them is just over 1mm deep, so the spoke will be 1.5mm below the top of the nipple.
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Globalti
Legendary Member
Mavic spokes and nipples are nothing like normal. And things have moved on since I posted that; I've realised that at least one of the nipples is so badly oxidised that it won't come out intact so it's likely I shall be buying an entire new set of spokes, which come with the nipples attached.
Can't do anything for the moment though as I'm laid up with a broken collar bone.
https://goo.gl/images/Bo9x2B
Can't do anything for the moment though as I'm laid up with a broken collar bone.
https://goo.gl/images/Bo9x2B
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