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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Chromo Buzz on January 09, 2012, 08:07 PM

Title: Spoke length for Z's
Post by: Chromo Buzz on January 09, 2012, 08:07 PM

Evening all,

Think this question was asked a while back(but not sure :-\), i bought a set of used lavender Z's from across the pond a few months back & have stripped em down. They have the original acs Z hubs(small flange), i bought some white spokes/nipples from the states. They are 194m/m in length, but on closer inspection the original one's i took off are 186m/m in length :-\. have i screwed up?

Can anyone tell what the correct length should be? :daumenhoch:   I have thought that maybe i could run a 2m/m die down the spokes to extend the threaded area & then cut down to length ^"^

Note: i may have my measurements back to front......could be new(196m/m) & old(184m/m).  What a plank eh!!.....turned 40 back in October & memory turning to mush :2funny:

Cheer's guy's,

Buz  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Spoke length for Z's
Post by: stidds on January 09, 2012, 08:13 PM

I did a sticky about how to calculate spoke lengths recently...

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=136816.0

Title: Re: Spoke length for Z's
Post by: wildon on January 14, 2012, 03:38 PM

Prob just a different cross pattern ... 194 sounds right for small flange hubs 3 cross, whereas 184 is prob on a 4 cross pattern  :daumenhoch: