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Does anyone tie spokes for increased rigidity?
Quote from michaelh on February 2, 2014, 6:38 pmTieing spokes is at where the spokes cross, you take a couple of turns of siezing wire, twist tight, solder the twist, nip off the remnants.
Net effect is to make the rim more solid in relationship to the hub.
Tieing spokes is at where the spokes cross, you take a couple of turns of siezing wire, twist tight, solder the twist, nip off the remnants.
Net effect is to make the rim more solid in relationship to the hub.
Quote from Peter Pan on February 3, 2014, 1:05 pmYou think so? I have more the fear to over tighten and cause a breakage start.
I have broken enough spokes on my 3 rigs I had/have. generally in the base ear. keep them all the same tension has been more important then the straight run of the rim.
Anyhow not any rig I had passed 115kmh 72mph
Sven
You think so? I have more the fear to over tighten and cause a breakage start.
I have broken enough spokes on my 3 rigs I had/have. generally in the base ear. keep them all the same tension has been more important then the straight run of the rim.
Anyhow not any rig I had passed 115kmh 72mph
Sven
Quote from michaelh on February 3, 2014, 1:57 pmI know little, so I observe, research, ask questions, then weight the answers.
Cyclists riding touring tandems do this to cut down on spoke breakage on the driven side of the rear wheel, so I was wondering if this is done on rigs, which also have high lateral stresses on spoked rear wheels.
I know little, so I observe, research, ask questions, then weight the answers.
Cyclists riding touring tandems do this to cut down on spoke breakage on the driven side of the rear wheel, so I was wondering if this is done on rigs, which also have high lateral stresses on spoked rear wheels.
Quote from Guest on February 6, 2014, 3:57 pmSeems suspicious.
On a Ural with the weak Russian original spokes I have had issues but really doubt if this trick would solve it. On the Ural it is best to re-spoke with good quality spokes.
Seems suspicious.
On a Ural with the weak Russian original spokes I have had issues but really doubt if this trick would solve it. On the Ural it is best to re-spoke with good quality spokes.
Quote from Doug Hasert on February 15, 2014, 9:28 amWhen I had a BMW sidecar rig I replaced rear wheel spokes with Buchanan Stainless spokes. Solved spoke breakage. 1975 R90.
When I had a BMW sidecar rig I replaced rear wheel spokes with Buchanan Stainless spokes. Solved spoke breakage. 1975 R90.
Quote from Manymotos on March 2, 2014, 10:38 pmDon't know about the added rigidity of tied spokes but tying them will help stop a spoke that breaks from slinging around and doing other damage (at least the longer half of it anyway).
Don't know about the added rigidity of tied spokes but tying them will help stop a spoke that breaks from slinging around and doing other damage (at least the longer half of it anyway).