Marius Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Oij Pansies, I'm going to build up a wheelset but want to use coloured Nipples, all I can find is Nipples from a BMX place, so I want to know if'll work?? Marius2008-06-25 06:43:25
Marius Posted June 25, 2008 Author Posted June 25, 2008 you guys suck!!! stop talking k@k for a change and help me out ffs!
Overlord Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 Talk to Jaco at CMC regarding nipples. Bloody good wheel builder!
mtbfreak Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 sorry, I have had lots of experiences with most different types of nipples, but that's not going to help you at all...
The Saint Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 I have never seen coloured nipples + my wife would really be upset with me if I ever did.
daggavis Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 only have experience with non-coloured ones and non bmxsorry dude i know this doesn't help much
Marius Posted June 25, 2008 Author Posted June 25, 2008 Ok, just spoke to Mark at Mark's Bike shop and he said as long as it's 14Gauge Nipples it'll work and the ones the BMX place is selling are, sweet! thx Guys!
DRIVETRAIN Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 I've seen some pretty different kinds of nipples - & colours - & sizes -- yeah that might not do it for U would it ??? Ok sorry !! "DT"
Johan Bornman Posted June 25, 2008 Posted June 25, 2008 I can't answer your question but I can give you some questions to ask which will help you.All spokes available in South Africa have 2mm threads. Some US manufacturers and some Asian manufacturers do make 1.8mm spokes but we don't see them here unless on special imports.A 2mm nipple will screw onto an 1.8mm spoke but will strip under tension. A 1,8mm spoke wont work on a 2mm spoke, so you can't make that mistake during the build.Further, the length of the nipple is irrelevant wrt the length of the spoke. All nipples have a blank shank before the threads start and the thread engagement length is the same. Therefore, ask if the nipples you like are 2mm nipples and don't bother about their length.All this provided of course you are using standard 2mm spokes. The fact that they're butted or double-butted doesn't matter, the 2mm parts are at the bend and at the thread. The shank of the spoke can be any thickness, it doesn't affect the nipple.I hope that makes sense and helps.
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