Silver Spokes OR Black Spokes? [Archive] - North Shore Mountain Biking Forums

ReCkLeSs RiDeR

11-23-2003, 05:02 PM

When I build my wheels for my ht I don't know what colour spokes I should use. On my dualie I have a front wheel with silver and a back wheel with black spokes. I like both but I don't know which ones to choose?

Whats your oppinion, besides the fact that you don't really care :)

HellBent

11-23-2003, 05:04 PM

i like all black, but do you?????????????????

IFO

11-23-2003, 05:06 PM

all black is the best...

unlesss your entire bike is silver or polished... in which case a silver spoke looks better....

bighitter

11-23-2003, 05:10 PM

black spokes are the only way i'll go.i have to pay a couple bucks more, but to me it's worth it.

ps. i only do it for the looks.

IFO

11-23-2003, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by bighitter

ps. i only do it for the looks.

of course.....

its all about the Fashion show...

dont fool yourself...

anyone who thinks MTNbikin' isnt a fashion show is crazy...

:thepimp:

KOW49

11-23-2003, 05:21 PM

black spokes have 1/3 less tinsel strength compared to silver spokes

strength over bueaty

oryx_ryder

11-23-2003, 05:23 PM

i heard the silver ones are stronger because the black ones have less metal to account for the extra thickness of the paint on i while silver spokes are all metal.
black=1.8mm metal and .2mm of paint
silver=2.0mm of metal and 0mm of paint

i don't know this for sure but this is what i heard:???:

Rosscofat

11-23-2003, 05:25 PM

I want black for the front of my new wheeel

ronald55555

11-23-2003, 05:27 PM

pink and baby blue, every other spoke.

Rosscofat

11-23-2003, 05:29 PM

spokes are all the same.. and they go in gauge 14 guage is stock my rear wheel on my old was 12 guage so much stiffer

Rosscofat

11-23-2003, 05:32 PM

i have 10 rainbow anidized spokes titainum

IFO

11-23-2003, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by Rosscofat
i have 10 rainbow anidized spokes titainum

:r:

well isnt that specail....

:mad:

Rosscofat

11-23-2003, 06:05 PM

U know u want em.. haha

ReCkLeSs RiDeR

11-23-2003, 06:12 PM

gold:thepimp:

BAC5.2

11-23-2003, 07:05 PM

Paint silver spokes ;)

ReCkLeSs RiDeR

11-23-2003, 07:11 PM

now there is a smart guy ^^^

FatHack

11-23-2003, 07:33 PM

Silver, I can't prove it, but I swear they're stronger.

ReCkLeSs RiDeR

11-23-2003, 08:02 PM

Now silver or black hub? :lol:

Keefer

11-23-2003, 08:16 PM

Black hub. Silver hubs are just..... ughhh.

I have the same feeling about silver spokes, FatHack...

ReCkLeSs RiDeR

11-23-2003, 08:21 PM

yea I'm quite sure on the black hub and silver spokes

BAC5.2

11-23-2003, 08:38 PM

Aren't some spokes annodized black? Or some are cast black?

I scraped the hell out of some of my old wheelsmith spokes, and never saw silver...

FlipSide

11-23-2003, 08:47 PM

Silver.

Many peoples say they're stronger (they may be right)...but we all know they're also cheaper.

That's 2 reasons for you to go silver. One arguable, the other being a simple fact.

If you build your bike to put it in a f'n showroom...then that's another story! :rolleyes: ;)

damian

11-23-2003, 08:48 PM

It depends on the rim. I have silver, because black would look ugly on my 321's.

illomatic

11-23-2003, 08:59 PM

Black are stronger:rolleyes:

IFO

11-23-2003, 11:31 PM

Originally posted by damian
It depends on the rim. I have silver, because black would look ugly on my 321's.

nah... thats just the 321 thats ugly....

hahaahh....

;)

RoBurban

11-23-2003, 11:32 PM

yeah, black rims are so much sexier :]

IFO

11-23-2003, 11:47 PM

Originally posted by RoBurban
yeah, black rims are so much sexier :]

WERD to the DBLwides....

:thepimp:

Rosscofat

11-23-2003, 11:49 PM

dbl wides PFFT alex supra E bling bling side walls and black inside :D im goin black on black with black and black black witch trans late to hub spokes wheel fork bars stem and headset

RoBurban

11-23-2003, 11:56 PM

it's rare to see a bike more black than mine. it's easier to count what is not black :D :thepimp:

ninja bikes are sick.

Rosscofat

11-23-2003, 11:59 PM

I saw your bike its more black then mine for sure only thing thats not black on mine will be the sidewalls of my supra e's unless I make them black

RoBurban

11-24-2003, 12:04 AM

heh. sharpie?

once i get my new black fork to replace my current black fork, it'll be blacker cause it has more black. then i'll surely have the blackest bike around when i get my front wheel with black spokes. :thepimp: ;)

SDK

11-24-2003, 03:09 AM

Originally posted by KOW49
black spokes have 1/3 less tinsel strength compared to silver spokes

strength over bueaty

Depends on the brand of spoke; some companies use a process to colour the spokes that weakens the spoke itself - DT claim that their black spokes are as strong as their silver spokes, and they weigh the same.