Sponge Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hey, I've been on the lookout for some double butted spokes suitable for 19" wheels mainly. Sadly, Tartybikes don't carry the Sapim ones anymore apparently because they weren't that popular and needed to be custom length'd in some cases. The BMX brands on various BMX sites are a bit too long for a typical 19" rear build and since they're DB they can't just be cut down and rethreaded like plain gauge. Does anyone know of any shops in the UK that carry a decent brand like Sapim or DT Swiss but do have shorter spokes in stock or are open to getting a certain length made for them by Sapim/DT? Most ideally would be if demand for DB spokes in 19/20 increased and Tarty stocked them again! £12.50 for those Sapims were a steal! Any help/insight would be much appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Anyone who might know of a place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
court Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) I use Double Butted spokes on the rear of my mod myself. I just trim BMX ones down and re-thread them on my spoke thread roller. Never had a problem of them snapping after being re-threaded either, been doing the same to all my rear ones for YEARS now. Usually it still leaves a good section of the butting on there. Give us a shout if you need any man, I can most likely sort you some if you need. Edited February 26, 2011 by court Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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