wheelbuild issue

[stuey]

Hello all after a little help,

took my araya aeros, large flange hubs and 184mm spokes off to be built and the shop (who normally build all my bmx wheels) say the spokes are too long, can anyone here help what size should i be using?

thanks in advance
stuey

[pickle]

Yep they are too long mate, 184's would be fine for a small flange hub.  can't the shop tell you what you need?

[stuey]

they are an MTB/racing bike shop  and dont normally do bmx stuff but are they only place in norwich that do wheel builds... so im gonna have to get some else where, what size do i need?

[stuey]

sorry didnt really read what youd put there he said the need to be 6mm smaller but the smallest i can find is 180mm whhich is alittle big still.....

[bof]

im sure 180mm is fine for largeflange hubs aero rim 4 cross pattern but will check tomorrow for you my wheel is locked up at work at the minute, I will take the 184mm off your hand if you need to recoup some money LMK.

[Frosty]

I would have thought the 184 would be fine, but ask Zippy what length spoke and hub he is going to build his shiny re-annodised aeros!!

[pickle]

I had an aero rim and small flange hub and Custom riders told me for a 4X build i needed 184

[Moose]

You can get shorter spokes from Custom Riders. I've just had a look and they've got some 177's in stock which is only 1mm shorter than your shop suggested, with long nipples I'd imagine they'll fit.

As a comparison, I had some Suzue 48's built into a pair of Atomlab Trailpimps and bought 175's

[bof]

177mm should be perfect for an araya aero to a large flange suzue, 4cross lace pattern, 

[stuey]

many thanks Ill grab a set and get em laced

[bof]

im sorry size is right but it is 3 cross pattern not 4

[stuey]

cool spokes are en-route, I'll let the wheel builder know, not going to attempt these myself...

[bof]

Go on do it yourself, araya aeros are stiff as fook and its quite difficult to pull them out of round, therefore making them an excellent wheel to try and build yourself, I think the wheel building advice on tech and restoration is a pretty good guide.

[stuey]

sorry to unearth an old thread and deck it out with a burner but got the wheels mounted today and wanted to give a big thanks to all who have given advice on this-

[bof]

whhoooooo that is real nice, a reet minter that is,  :4_17_5:i wish i wasnt so tight then I could consider building myself something decent.
Have you still got the 184 spokes if so do you want to sell them, first dib dobs if so.

[SaMAlex]

Nice. Lookin good.

Im building a mk1 Pro for a mate (honist, its not mine!). Its all fixed up now and just gotta be chromed.

There really dont seem to be many of them about. Esp as Julian Taff has got most of them!

[Moose]

Sweet looking wheels (even if they are on a burner) 

Did you go with 177's in the end?

[stuey]

Thanks for the kind comments guys, I did use 177's they worked a treat.

P.S. to Bof Im building another set of araya's 7x's so the 184's wont be for sale I'm afraid.