Guesty Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Hello i am new to the trials scene well in fact new to the whole bike thing, I was just wondering what the tension of the wheel spokes are meant to be? And also how to check to see if they are ok? thanks Guesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I guess you know more than most because you're asking this question.It's been covered a few times. I just go with previous experience on with whatever wheel/ spoke it is. Try the search. Select 'search topic titles' only, and in 'trials chat' only. This brings up some decent topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamus Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Personally I go for about a 1mm of flex (ish- just enough to move it but if it gets more i tend to nip them all up and check the true)But its more important that the tension is even around the wheel.Alternatively; try a halfords/LBS, they usually have tension-ometers. If they are friendly you could ask whether they could show you the tension on a well built whell and then test yours. This would then give you a reference for checking in future. after a while it becomes intuative. Hope it helps lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeltech Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Personally I go for about a 1mm of flex (ish- just enough to move it but if it gets more i tend to nip them all up and check the true)But its more important that the tension is even around the wheel.Alternatively; try a halfords/LBS, they usually have tension-ometers. If they are friendly you could ask whether they could show you the tension on a well built whell and then test yours. This would then give you a reference for checking in future. after a while it becomes intuative. Hope it helps lad The recommended tension for a wheel can be as low as 80kgf (kilogram force) or as high as 130kgf. It is best to set the tension to the highest weakest link in the system will allow, In most cases this will be the rim, the only way to check this is manufacturers specs. Alot of people will run very high spoke tension on trials wheels as they take so much pounding, that is ok but if you run a plain gauge spoke with no butting the rim will flat spot very easy.This is due to trials rims having no depth. My advice would be to run a good quality spoke (double butted) and keep the tesion high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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