Thomo Posted November 8, 2013 Share To cut a long story short, spokes are ordered for a wheel rebuild.Silver needed.What arrives.?Black. ("and we don't really stock silver anymore")WTF.? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted November 8, 2013 Share What colour are your rims? Embrace the stealth look. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124237 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted November 8, 2013 Share No, it's just a lazy lbs worker or distributor who didn't stipulate the need for silver spokes. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dillon Posted November 8, 2013 Share Silver pillar spokes on ebay Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Hare Posted November 8, 2013 Share the impending zombie apocalypse combined with the vampire intervention may have something to do with it. just saying. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted November 8, 2013 Share Who said this? The distributor or the LBS Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted November 8, 2013 Share What colour are your rims? Embrace the stealth look. Don't mind black or silver ... but both wheels need to be the same.Only re-building one, hence the problem. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted November 8, 2013 Share Who said this? The distributor or the LBSÂ Message from distributor via LBS. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted November 8, 2013 Share the impending zombie apocalypse combined with the vampire intervention may have something to do with it. just saying. You may be on to something ... Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted November 8, 2013 Share same can be asked about 26" and v brakes spares... Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted November 8, 2013 Share Message from distributor via LBS. Get another brand of spokes.  I think the LBS are actually being lazy. If one distributor doesn't have stock, inform the client and call another distributor. EASY Also AFAIK, black spokes are more expensive so both the distributor and the LBS are getting more if they apply the same % mark up. (Just my opinion and not fact) Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted November 8, 2013 Share Apparently alternative sources were tried without success.Black spokes are indeed more expensive, but because no silver were alvailable, they were willing to give these at silver prices.Doesn't solve the problem of different coloured wheels though, and rebuiling a perfectly good wheel seems so unnecessary. Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted November 8, 2013 Share What make and length are you looking for? Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted November 8, 2013 Share Apparently '650B' spokes are also almost twice the cost of 26" spokes ....... gummibear 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted November 8, 2013 Share What make and length are you looking for? Brand not too important.Double butted, 252mm. (I think) Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodbadugly Posted November 8, 2013 Share I had to order silver spokes from CRC the last time.It's all part of the BSE(black spoke empowerment), a sub division of BEE. Dusty 1 Link to comment https://forum.bikehub.co.za/topic/133078-when-did-silver-spokes-become-scarce/#findComment-2124872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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