Spoke tension??

[Nick JacksonMember]

While servicing the DRZ yesturday I checked my spokes as usual and that I could easily get half a turn on each. I did the same to every spoke but some felt looser than others, a think I saw somewhere that a half turn all round was all you should do so not to miss shape the wheel.

Is this the right way to do it??

[glennMember]

Nickj wrote:

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While servicing the DRZ yesturday I checked my spokes as usual and that I could easily get half a turn on each. I did the same to every spoke but some felt looser than others, a think I saw somewhere that a half turn all round was all you should do so not to miss shape the wheel.

Is this the right way to do it??

and why do people put cable ties on them, I seen them on micks pig at cells.

Boony

[Mick DMember]

TB is the man to answer your question Nick. He is our resident wheel lacer.

As for the zip ties Boony, they are there to make people like you think that they have missed something. :laugh:

They are to minimise any carnage being caused by a broken spoke. ie brake lines or punctured tube.

[scott bockingMember]

Nickj wrote:

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While servicing the DRZ yesturday I checked my spokes as usual and that I could easily get half a turn on each. I did the same to every spoke but some felt looser than others, a think I saw somewhere that a half turn all round was all you should do so not to miss shape the wheel.

Is this the right way to do it??

Hi Nickj

They don’y come loose at the same rate so even tensioning like you have done can result in an out of true wheel. Best to work you way round looking for obvioulsy loose ones and tensioning those. Once you are convinced there are no loose ones give the wheel a good spin and check if it is true. If it has a wobble find the center of the problem and take the opposite spoke and give it a quater turn and a little less on the spokes either side. If these spokes seem tight then you can do the same thing to the spokes that are 180 degress from the problem spot but this time tighten the ones on the same side as your buckle. Because you have moved 180 it will have the same effective as working opposite the buckle.

Cheers

STM

[Aaron WildeMember]

Thanks for that explanation STM I broke a spoke on the bike a while ago and will use that info to check the wheel when i replace the tire for next weekend.

[dennis da menaceMember]

they shouldnt need tightening really.

when i wash my bike i tap eash spoke. they should make a nice tensioned ‘ping’ noise. you will hear a loose spoke because it will make a different, duller ting.

tighten dull spoke up until it makes the same ‘ping’ as the other spokes and presto

fixeded :laugh:

[glennMember]

ya know ,that neally makes sence????? :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:

[GregMember]

Your spokes can and probably will stretch over time from impacts I believe is the reason.

Menace thats the go and a great way to check them when you wash your bike I hadnt thought of that and will do it when I wash my bike.

Cheers for that

TB

[dennis da menaceMember]

or…

put some spokey dokies on

they look better than cable ties and if you see coloured bits flying off you will know you have broken a spoke :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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