Hi everyone,
I have a couple of questions about re lacing my drop-center rims. I have new 10 5/8 (270mm) length 10g spokes and NOS G519 drop center rims. I have re laced the rims and the first problem I ran into was the lacing style/pattern. I eventually realized that all spokes had to go over as the 2 over 1 under pattern just didn't work. I believe that I now have the correct pattern after studying a few pictures for other CABE members posts. The next problem I now face is that the spoke thread appears to be too short and won't allow the nipples to seat properly. If the spokes are re threaded longer I will then have to trim the spoke length as there will be too much poking into the tube area. It appears to me that the spokes need to be trimmed by 1/4" and the threaded area increased by the same. Can anyone tell me how long the threaded area should be ? Has anyone else had the same problems?. I have cleaned the thread of the paint to see if that helped but it didn't change anything.
Thanks in advance,
Brett.
I have a couple of questions about re lacing my drop-center rims. I have new 10 5/8 (270mm) length 10g spokes and NOS G519 drop center rims. I have re laced the rims and the first problem I ran into was the lacing style/pattern. I eventually realized that all spokes had to go over as the 2 over 1 under pattern just didn't work. I believe that I now have the correct pattern after studying a few pictures for other CABE members posts. The next problem I now face is that the spoke thread appears to be too short and won't allow the nipples to seat properly. If the spokes are re threaded longer I will then have to trim the spoke length as there will be too much poking into the tube area. It appears to me that the spokes need to be trimmed by 1/4" and the threaded area increased by the same. Can anyone tell me how long the threaded area should be ? Has anyone else had the same problems?. I have cleaned the thread of the paint to see if that helped but it didn't change anything.
Thanks in advance,
Brett.
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