Spoke help!

Da Doofus

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May 15, 2008, 5:32:14 PM5/15/08

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ok, maybe not unicycling, and maybe not in the right forum, but help
would be appreciated anyway--

On my roadbike I have velomax circuit rims/hubs, which recently took
some spoke damage. I have a new spoke and all the right tools, but I
can't get it out of the hub. (threads in, the spoke doesnt slide in
like on most).

does anyone on here know how to take the spokes out?

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sigve

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May 15, 2008, 5:47:55 PM5/15/08

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go to your local bike store, they'll fix it

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Da Doofus

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May 15, 2008, 5:51:56 PM5/15/08

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my LBS said they could fix it, but it would cost a lot of money/take a
lot of time, so I opted to do it myself (which apparently was harder
then i thought...)

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rob.northcott

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May 16, 2008, 8:59:45 AM5/16/08

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Presumably you've already seen the manual, but just in case try 'here'
(http://tinyurl.com/68zvgp). Should tell you how you're -supposed- to
remove spokes, but won't help if the problem is just that it's stuck.
If it's stuck all I'd suggest is soak the thread for a few hours in
some penetrating oil like PlusGas or even WD40, then finding something
to grip the spoke really tightly (like a mole wrench, if they're called
the same in America). If it's a stainless steel spoke into an
aluminium hub then it could well be nice and stuck - those two metals
are notorious for electrolytic corrosion problems when put tightly
together (that's why rims tend to get all manky round the stainless
eyelets however well you clean them).

I've never worked on anything like that myself - I prefer traditionally
built wheels. My father-in-law has had all sorts of problems with
fancy boutique wheels and looks like he's going to go back to proper
hubs and spokes again. His aren't velomax though - some sort of
bizarre slotted fitting with blade spokes. Never worth the hassle IMO
for a bike that's used rather than just looked at.

Rob

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Da Doofus

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May 16, 2008, 1:55:38 PM5/16/08

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thanks for the link--I actually didnt have the manual, as the bike/wheel
is a hand-me-down from my father, and i'm off at boarding school...

the wheel is all put back together, complete with new spoke. the real
difficulty was that I had to completely disassemble the hub (remove
bearings/axle) to get the spoke out for some reason, and putting the
hub back together was no fun. I still have some play in the axle, which
means the bearings arent pressed all the way back in, which I'm still
working on...

thanks for the help

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