Rusty Spokes

bigmac103 · #1 PostAuthor: **bigmac103** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:15 pm

Has anyone rebuilt there spoked wheels? I've tried to keep the wheels clean but even down here in Spain it rains (believe it or not!) And the blighters still go rusty. So I'm thinking of getting chrome spokes! So my question is... is it possible to build your own wheels or would you get a professional to do it?

Pigford · #2 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:17 pm

Have a go yourself........... take your time, lots of photos before stripping the wheel... :wink:

I'd go stainless every time though :shock:

tlc · #3 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:19 pm

Pigford wrote:

I'd go stainless every time though

This from the man that uses LUCAR connectors :roll:

bigmac103 · #4 PostAuthor: **bigmac103** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:22 pm

Why stainless over chrome?

Pigford · #5 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:24 pm

Chrome just ain't durable enuff..... Especially on stressed items... ie: spokes in tension.... :evil:

The threaded ends will peel... S/S will not rust & polish up nice :twisted:

AL MARSHALL · #6 PostAuthor: **AL MARSHALL** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:26 pm

hi bigmac, i built my z1 wheels myself with stainless spokes.i have now done over 6000 miles in the last twelve months with no problems. before you pull the wheels apart measure the wheels for any offset of the the hubs.take plenty of pics , and plenty of time and patience.it is not as hard as you might think. good luck

bigmac103 · #7 PostAuthor: **bigmac103** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:30 pm

Can it be done by replacing each spoke one at a time?

Pigford · #8 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:31 pm

Hmmmm, don't see why not....

But people often take the opportunity to give the hub & rim a good buffing at the same time... :lol:

bigmac103 · #9 PostAuthor: **bigmac103** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:37 pm

I can see that it would be a good opportunity to do that, but the thing is I use this bike to do a 100 miles a day and I think the hub would end up looking the same as it was after just a few weeks. I'm thinking of buying some winter wheels off fleabay and getting rust free spokes. Good idea or just a hell of a lot of work?

tlc · #10 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:56 pm

Once bitten twice shy :roll:

My motto is if it ain`t broke don`t fix it !

Or expect to f*ck it up at the very least :evil:

Get a spare set and do them

bigmac103 · #11 PostAuthor: **bigmac103** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:02 pm

Good thinking!

#12 PostAuthor: **chrisu** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:26 pm

move away from the wheels...........

bigmac103 · #13 PostAuthor: **bigmac103** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:38 pm

Chrisu you are the Z guru and I bow to your superior knowledge so not a good idea hey? So what about chrome paint!

tlc · #14 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:50 pm

chrisu wrote:move away from the wheels...........

Get outta yer busted ass vehicle and put yer hands on yer head ! :lol:

Steve Cooke · #15 PostAuthor: **Steve Cooke** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:04 pm

Stainless is the way to go, wipe clean etc. I wouldn't advise doing them yourself it is a job for a professional, whilst the method of re-lacing wheels is relatively simple in reality trueing and correct tensioning is a skill that takes many years to acquire, if you get it wrong the result could be catastrophic and it may not necessarily happen straight away.

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