Any recommendations for a spoke key.
I'm going to try myself to take rear wheel buckle out at weekend. No idea what I'm buying.
Thanks
I'm going to try myself to take rear wheel buckle out at weekend. No idea what I'm buying.
Thanks
Your one looks quite useful - especially for Chinese-built hub-motored wheels with heavy-gauge spokes:
That is quite an interesting take on the spokey one. I particularly like the insert idea.
I'm guessing you've never done any serious wheel building or re-truing as using such spanners would drive you insane - their shape/design would make the task endlessly long/labourious/tedious - just saying.Saw these - a bit thin at 3.8mm, but they're so cheap I suppose I could superglue two together?
Dual Head Bicycle Nipple Repair Tool Spoke Wrench Shimano Mavic Splines Type 12G/13G/14G/15G 4.3mm 4.4mm Square Nipple Fitting - AliExpress 18
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Yep fiddly and unpleasant, and only when I couldn't locate the Park Tool type mentioned earlier, or the horrible circular roulette type. I have rim brakes, and thats the reason thus far I've needed to true. Ordered these the other day to try, which should be an upgrade to zipties... but I may spring for a truing stand at some point...I'm guessing you've never done any serious wheel building or re-truing as using such spanners would drive you insane - their shape/design would make the task endlessly long/labourious/tedious - just saying.
The Spokey and Topeak spoke key designs (and there are many other brands) whereby you can turn the spoke nipple without detaching the wrench are what's needed.
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Hey that's thicker than the dimension I saw on ebay. The similar to Bic biro I just measured = 7.4mm.@guerney
If you look at the customer review pictures of those spoke keys they look thick.
Good buy those
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Dual Head Bicycle Nipple Repair Tool Spoke Wrench Shimano Mavic Splines Type 12G/13G/14G/15G 4.3mm 4.4mm Square Nipple Fitting - AliExpress 18
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The one on the left is better than the one on the right. I've used both types many times. The ones on the right seem to vary in size. when I've selected the 13g slot for my 13g nipples, sometimes they're nice and snug, other times they're too loose so they round the squares.Yose power front hub wheel is 12g
My rear wheel is 13g
I have these spoke keys but not recommended correct?
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