Does anyone know of suppliers from whom I can get part bladed straight pull spokes for a set of Mavic wheels. Dunno if they need to be part bladed, I suppose bladed would also be okay.
All the spokes are seized.
Does it look like the spoke nuts are nylock? 🤯
by mr_thn_i_cn_stnd
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Mavic uses proprietary spokes. While you may get some non-Mavic spokes to fit, you’ll have a much easier time buying the correct spokes. Yes, the nipples are nyloc, made by Alpina in Italy. Mavic always includes new nipples with the spokes, so you can replace both at the same time.
[mavicparts.com](http://mavicparts.com) (aka Rogue Mechanic) is a great, reputable source for Mavic parts and ships globally from the US. There’s lots of online shops in the EU that sell the spoke packs.
Find the part numbers for the spokes you need at [technicalmanual.mavic.com](http://technicalmanual.mavic.com) by searching your serial number.
Once you have the correct part number, google is your friend for finding the spokes for sale.
Also: stop using gorilla tape on your wheels! It’s porous, heavy, and leaves a terrible mess. If anything, Mavic wheels have a tendency to be on the large side, so the extra thickness of the gorilla tape is making your tubeless experience even worse (the thickness was helpful for ‘ghetto’ tubeless conversions, but not helpful for true tubeless rims). Mavic’s tubeless tape is really good, but not cheap. Muc-Off is widely available and good. ZTTO is cheap and works well.
You need to search for the year and specific model of your Mavic wheel to know the correct spokes to obtain. Mavic has decent technical documents to help if you know those sorts of details. Substituting standard straight pull spokes for Mavic wheels is always a toss up because they design proprietary aspects into their wheelsets.
Those look like Alpina hex head nylock alloy nipples (12mm probably). Brass ones won’t corrode like that.
[Nipples](https://www.wheel-parts.shop/en/brass-nipple-nylock-55-blue.html)
[Mavic technical data](https://technicalmanual.mavic.com/tech-mavic/technical_manual/data/mavic_tech.php?fil=2&co=US)
Best of luck
Before using the nuclear option of spoke replacement try adding drops of triflow to spoke and nipple interface on both sides of the rim. Let sit for 24 hours or more. I’ve had good luck with that technique + a good nipple wrench and spoke clamp.
Mavic will have them