my rim came in on the last ferry

[KOW49]

well my dx32 finally showed up at the shop and it turns out that when mated with my hub it has to have custom spokes


FOR FUCKS SAKE!


:mad:

[fender]

wow thats great
i dont care
thanks

what is this place? some sort of place to come and whine and complain? get your custom spokes or whatever get your wheel together and ride

[duncs05]

wow, fender i think you have to just chill out a bit hey?? Anyways that sucks i read ur earlier post about the ferries and ur rim, thats tough luck hope it works out eventually

[KOW49]

well it sorta pisses me off when

i phone up shop say wut 36 hole 24" rim and then it takes week to ship in the ferry delay then it comes in and i cant build it because i need custom spokes for a alex dx32 mated to a 120 dollar norco hub which i bought last year i find this totally STUPID! iam now stuck with a rim that i didnt really want in the first place and have to go drive for 2 hours to victoria and spend 1 dollar spoke!

i just needed to let go some of my fustration :(

srry

[KOW49]

Originally posted by duncs05
wow, fender i think you have to just chill out a bit hey?? Anyways that sucks i read ur earlier post about the ferries and ur rim, thats tough luck hope it works out eventually

thanks man i just want to get my rear wheel together and ride :) i just had my wisdom teeth and flu at same time had dual dry sockets and blah im probally gonna have to get braces again!

i just wish the whole wheelthing went better today :cow:

[Battlecat]

i got a solution to the feary problem:D

Dont live on the island:)

[duncs05]

thats no good man, you'll be ridin soon enough

[TokSik]

Originally posted by fender
wow thats great
i dont care
thanks

what is this place? some sort of place to come and whine and complain? get your custom spokes or whatever get your wheel together and ride

Take a second... read... think... then post.

[trail worker]

usually when you rebuild a wheel,you need different length spokes,especially when you go from a 26 inch to a 24 inch rim.
There isn't really such thing as custom spokes unless they are hand made/longer threads added or something like chrome plated...probably all they meant is a shorter or longer size of spoke.
phone to a few shops and check around,they should have whatever size you need.

[Space Ace]

This is by far the dumbest thread on the board at this time! there's my opinion on it. :D

[Lady Gravity]

jesus..give the kid a break..far better that he come on here and vent then go out and break a window or something :rolleyes:

and yes, trust me, there are far dumber threads on the board

[Rampager]

Originally posted by Lady Gravity
jesus..give the kid a break..far better that he come on here and vent then go out and break a window or something :rolleyes:

and yes, trust me, there are far dumber threads on the board


Exactly, i know Kow49, and i know about all his bike problems and shit. Give him a fucking break. IF you think the post is stupid, you dont have to say anything.

[KOW49]

Originally posted by trail worker
usually when you rebuild a wheel,you need different length spokes,especially when you go from a 26 inch to a 24 inch rim.
There isn't really such thing as custom spokes unless they are hand made/longer threads added or something like chrome plated...probably all they meant is a shorter or longer size of spoke.
phone to a few shops and check around,they should have whatever size you need.

DT and Wheel smith dont make these lengths of spokes :( i have to go to vic to get the shop to machine then there

[FatHack]

Odd, where are you that your shop doesn't have a spoke threader?

[trail worker]

Originally posted by FatHack
Odd, where are you that your shop doesn't have a spoke threader?
thats what i am wondering...

[ReCkLeSs RiDeR]

taht sucks man

[Slamigo]

It's not all bad. You've learned something here.

next time, you will search the internet for a spoke calculator (http://www.damonrinard.com/spocalc.htm) and impress the LBS when YOU tell them exactly what size spokes you need. ;)

[Del]

You thought you could use the old ones?
I dont even know why you would want to... and all shops should be able to whip up any size you need no problem (you probably get a choice between black or silver! :eek: gold if your rossco with 80 bucks :lol: )

[KOW49]

Originally posted by Slamigo
It's not all bad. You've learned something here.

next time, you will search the internet for a spoke calculator (http://www.damonrinard.com/spocalc.htm) and impress the LBS when YOU tell them exactly what size spokes you need. ;)

they arent the wrong size or anything

duncan BC experience cycling i have to goto victoria to get them made up

[KOW49]

theres not a bike shop in town here in chemainus i drive to duncan to get them they dont have a spoke machine i have to goto victoria to get them at 1 dollar eat thats 36 just to make wheel plus like 5 more for extra 43 something with tax ! thats as much as my rim :( close to decent SS hub too

[Jaysin]

d00d that sucks man

Its funny the 2 guys that posted the dumb ass remarks on here, fender and space ace are nobodies.....pretty names boys

[trail worker]

Originally posted by KOW49
theres not a bike shop in town here in chemainus i drive to duncan to get them they dont have a spoke machine i have to goto victoria to get them at 1 dollar eat thats 36 just to make wheel plus like 5 more for extra 43 something with tax ! thats as much as my rim :( close to decent SS hub too

It's not a spoke machine,it's just a special tap with really tiny threads.

regular price for spokes is 1 dollar each for DT or wheelsmith spokes.
it's not all that bad...

[FatHack]

That seems like a reasonable price, I'm surprised Experience doesn't have a spoke threader.

[The_Real_Yeti]

dude that blows big time:mad:

[bacchus]

I've been looking in to making a 24" wheel for indoor riding this winter and I have come up on the same problem ... building a 24" wheel is insanely expensive. I can't believe that if you don't build a 26" wheel you have to custom thread and cut all of your spokes ... someone must make 24" spokes, because there are spokes for almost every other size of wheel out there (10", 14", 20").

Someone told me that you can but them but that you have to buy them in large quantity. Is this true? Anyone know the secret to pre-fab 24" wheel spokes?

[maddog_911]

Over the summer I built up a 24" wheel, and I ordered my spokes through QBP, when I got them they were the wrong color and that was it. I did the spoke calculator and the shop double checked it and I was set. You shouldn't have to get custom spokes made. But then again I'm in the states and live an hour away from QBP's headquarters. I wait a day for parts while other wait weeks :D
Good Luck with your wheel, sounds kinda fishy to me though.
Later
Dbuck

[Big_Air_Smite]

Man, that sucks! I hate it when bike parts don't fit :cry:

And all the dudes complaining about the complaining, I'm tired of it. Please stop, if people want to vent then let them, you don't have to reply or even read it. Live and let live!

[Park_Rat]

I know what you mean, buildin up wheels is always a pain in the ass for me. :mad:

[RiDiCuLoUs]

Originally posted by KOW49
well it sorta pisses me off when

i
i just needed to let go some of my fustration :(

srry

now delete the thread!

ahhaha :lol:

i know sometimes shiiiieeeet like that pisses you off!

[bacchus]

Originally posted by maddog_911
Over the summer I built up a 24" wheel, and I ordered my spokes through QBP

QBP? More info please?