When I’m measuring a broken spoke (to buy replacements), do I include the nipple’s length (red) or ignore it (green)?
by njihubgyvftcvygub
When I’m measuring a broken spoke (to buy replacements), do I include the nipple’s length (red) or ignore it (green)?
by njihubgyvftcvygub
7 Comments
You include it
You measure the entire length of the spoke after the bend, including the threads
Include it. But measure up to the bottom of the J-Bend.
u/beng0ld u/my_ginga u/davidisalreadytaken Ok, so I measure it like this? (I can’t take off the nipple)
https://preview.redd.it/kx32xig6trcd1.png?width=72&format=png&auto=webp&s=b9955afd1d5fbfd9713ed7f1d891d9bab05fc30c
Include.
unrelated but pic looks like wired peepee
The tool they used to measure spoke lengths is a ruler with a hole near the end, and the hook of the spoke goes in the hole when you measure the length.