Can you access all the nipple sockets easily? I had to use a hex ball-tipped extension to get in there.Grumpy said:When I first got the bike (used) I took my main torque wrench to the spokes and found many took more than half a turn before the click. I have just bought the Topeak 6nm kit. Nice and small and can live under the seat, so if I am away on a long trip I can give them a quick check before anything nasty happens
That looks neat, have a link for it? I use a 1/4 drive torque when and a long ball ended hex drive but that looks like it'll easily fit. I too was surprised how quickly they come loose, more so if you ride off road, I've cable tied mine do if one comes lose I won't lose it.Grumpy said:When I first got the bike (used) I took my main torque wrench to the spokes and found many took more than half a turn before the click. I have just bought the Topeak 6nm kit. Nice and small and can live under the seat, so if I am away on a long trip I can give them a quick check before anything nasty happens
Seems wrong to me. The closer to the rim would seem to stop flaying better. Now closer to hub would seem to impact wheel balance less.Checkswrecks said:It would have been better if done at the cross closer to the hub, as the idea is not to put a load on them, just to keep them from flailing if the nipple comes off.
BigBob said:
This is it at the front, probably the most difficult to access. It is not a ratchet and is only for the final nip-up, you hear a "click" and stop. I have it so I can give the spokes a tap test and if one sounds dull, do a roadside adjustment. And a pair of pliers or similar to turn the hex wrenchWJBertrand said:
I stand corrected. Thanks Bob.Checkswrecks said:
Thanks, so the back end has a hex socket in it?Grumpy said:This is it at the front, probably the most difficult to access. It is not a ratchet and is only for the final nip-up, you hear a "click" and stop. I have it so I can give the spokes a tap test and if one sounds dull, do a roadside adjustment. And a pair of pliers or similar to turn the hex wrench
Being in the UK I got mine from:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/topeak-torqbox-nano-nm/rp-prod157675?gs=1&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Chain+Reaction-UK-PLA-PLA-All-DT-SE-Shopping+QLB+Manufacturer+Desktop&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mkwid|s529sIti1_dc|pcrid|161845658788|pkw||pmt||prd|577003UK
Or this one for global store finder.
https://www.topeak.com/global/en/products/torq-tools/842-nano-torqbox-dx
WJBertrand said:
Great stuff ::008:: just ordered my little set ... use Chain Reaction for much of my mountain bike stuff and always a good service.Grumpy said:This is it at the front, probably the most difficult to access. It is not a ratchet and is only for the final nip-up, you hear a "click" and stop. I have it so I can give the spokes a tap test and if one sounds dull, do a roadside adjustment. And a pair of pliers or similar to turn the hex wrench
Being in the UK I got mine from:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/topeak-torqbox-nano-nm/rp-prod157675?gs=1&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Chain+Reaction-UK-PLA-PLA-All-DT-SE-Shopping+QLB+Manufacturer+Desktop&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mkwid|s529sIti1_dc|pcrid|161845658788|pkw||pmt||prd|577003UK
Or this one for global store finder.
https://www.topeak.com/global/en/products/torq-tools/842-nano-torqbox-dx
Won't effect the balance if you do every spoke.BigBob said:
Even for the most OCD among us, I don't think a handful of plastic zip ties is going to be measurable in terms of balance.limey said:
The wheel will be re-balanced anyway the next time the tire's replaced if one is worried about it...limey said:
As long as you use a Vernier to measure each one.EricV said:Even for the most OCD among us, I don't think a handful of plastic zip ties is going to be measurable in terms of balance.
Very cool!! At the rate my spokes are taking to bed in I might have to buy this tool for when traveling.
That's what I always do. Zip ties on spokes are too cheesy and break in the desert. You end up losing the spoke anyway. I have not done it on my Super Tenere. It will not prevent the nipples from getting lost so not worth the effort.
The nipple doesn't matter, the main reason for the zip ties is to keep the broken spoke from beating the hell out of the swingarm before you get stopped.