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Spoke renewal
Alexrayz:
Hey everyone, I hope you are doing good!
Cinza is finally leak proof thanks to that sweet OEM oil pressure switch from Nurse Julie!
Now that we’re finally in the maintenance phase of its life, I wanted to relace the wheels with fresh spokes.
Mine are all corroded and gnarly looking… Not a good look!
But looking up how to do it, it seems having a spoke torque wrench is advised .
I don’t really want to shell 200€ for such a specialized tool.
Do you have any ideas or tips on how to go about it? Is the spoke torque wrench mandatory in order to do it properly?
Cheers!
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taysidedragon:
No, you don't need a special torque wrench for that. Get a normal spoke spanner and tighten by feel.
The torque required is very low so be careful and keep the rim true all the way round. The spokes will all 'ring' with the same sound when it's right.
Alexrayz:
Alright, so I guess I could record my spokes as they are right now to have a reference for when I renew them uh?
Something tells me after a few hours of pinging I might get ping-blinded :D
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Mike_Berkshire:
--- Quote from: Alexrayz on August 05, 2024, 09:21:20 AM ---Alright, so I guess I could record my spokes as they are right now to have a reference for when I renew them uh?
Something tells me after a few hours of pinging I might get ping-blinded :D
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This may be a mad idea but maybe its possible to use a clip-on (to the rim) electronic guitar tuner?
https://www.gak.co.uk/en/snark-qtsn5-clip-on-tuner/53856?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8MG1BhCoARIsAHxSiQlFRXUUtM5EiYWizBCBNgv3_fVy0MtWeAX7ZNNDTPJZ5wdsFLMiOecaAhS5EALw_wcB
Alexrayz:
--- Quote from: Mike_Berkshire on August 05, 2024, 10:05:33 AM ---
--- Quote from: Alexrayz on August 05, 2024, 09:21:20 AM ---Alright, so I guess I could record my spokes as they are right now to have a reference for when I renew them uh?
Something tells me after a few hours of pinging I might get ping-blinded :D
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--- End quote ---
This may be a mad idea but maybe its possible to use a clip-on (to the rim) electronic guitar tuner?
https://www.gak.co.uk/en/snark-qtsn5-clip-on-tuner/53856?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8MG1BhCoARIsAHxSiQlFRXUUtM5EiYWizBCBNgv3_fVy0MtWeAX7ZNNDTPJZ5wdsFLMiOecaAhS5EALw_wcB
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It’s funny I thought about it too, don’t how accurate or useful it could be but I’ll give it a shot.
I also thought of recording and then running the file through a spectrum analyser. I was studying this kind of stuff at work for harmonics, so could be fun (or not, depending on the hassle lol)
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