Strongest Spokes On The Market

[Ben Geary]

well when i get a new wheel build i want to get the best spokes out there for better performance, all my mate's are saying dt spokes are the strongest is this true.

thanks for any help !!

ben (Y)

[James_Porter]

its mainly dt or sapim.

i have had nothing but trouble with sapim allways snapped and i just hate the basterd things.

i use dt (These) and they are really good and for the priceyou cant complain at all, i havent snapped any in the how ever many months i have had them in my wheel.

[Waynio]

the dt's are to me the best/strongest spokes on the market...........

iv used em for 4 years and only broken 1!!!! and that was in my front wheel when i used my spokes as a hooking device (Y) and it sort of snapped one........ ;) was funny at the time,the rim didnt look too good either.......

Waynio.............

alot of people use sapim too but iv seen people break the sapim spokes.......all the wheels on XC bikes tend to use DT spokes too, the only DT spokes i have seen alot of break are the blak ones. as they are thinner to start with then coated. personally i wouldnt use anything but "silver" spokes and DT (Y)

[Punkrider]

the dt's are to me the best/strongest spokes on the market...........

iv used em for 4 years and only broken 1!!!! and that was in my front wheel when i used my spokes as a hooking device  ;) and it sort of snapped one........ :-  was funny at the time,the rim didnt look too good either.......

Waynio.............

alot of people use sapim too but iv seen people break the sapim spokes.......all the wheels on XC bikes tend to use DT spokes too, the only DT spokes i have seen alot of break are the blak ones. as they are thinner to start with then coated. personally i wouldnt use anything but "silver" spokes and DT  (Y)

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Both the black and sliver are the same width, why would they change it anyway, to compensate for the colour, don't think so (Y)"

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Adam

[steve sturt]

Sapim do spokes for Tandems. They are uber strong

[Ben Geary]

Both the black and sliver are the same width, why would they change it anyway, to compensate for the colour, don't think so  (Y)"

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Adam

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it's becuase they are painted, so the spoke has to be thinner cuase of all the coats of paint what go on to it to make it the same thicknes of a sliver spoke, if i'm right.

and thanks people for replys i think i'm going to go with dt spoke

thanks,

ben.

(Y)

[Tomm]

They aren't painted though, they're anodised, aren't they? I seriously doubt they're any weaker/thinner though. Even if they were, we all know black spokes look cooler :-

[Brisa]

They're steel though aren't they? Couldn't be anodised if they are.

I doubt they're blued so must be painted/powder coated.

[Bionic Balls]

you can "anodise" most things nowadays.....not strictly anodising...but that is what it's called :-"

adam

[Pork Pie]

Dunno if the black spokes are actually anodised, but they could well be. Reason for snappage Wayne, could be that anodising does make stuff slightly weaker by increasing the metal fatigue.

Edited September 8, 2005 by Pork Pie

[Swize]

They aren't painted though, they're anodised, aren't they?  I seriously doubt they're any weaker/thinner though.  Even if they were, we all know black spokes look cooler :D

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A men to that :lol: .

If you not doing big moves ime sure you could run black spokes and be fine with them, I mean you can understand why Porter snaps them :P" (not sure about everyone else) alot of it depends on the wheel build I think .

Orr if you wanted black spokes get the silver spokes put the nipple on and hold the spoke by the top (this wont matter as its in the wheel) and spray black wala :D .

Sam

Edited September 6, 2005 by samthebiker

[CurtisRider]

Dunno if the black spokes are actually anodised, but they could well be. Reason for snappage Wayne, could be that anodising does make stuff slightly weaker by reducing the metal fatigue.

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reducing it? surely that would make it stronger

i think you meant increasing, or am i missing something!

[narrowbars]

The strongest spokes you can get are sapim cx-rays. At £2.00 each there not cheap but as they say buy the best buy it once.

[Brisa]

In the gun industry all steel is blued as it can't be anodised. Blueing spokes would be amazingly costly meaning it is most likely paint and therefore needs to be slightly smaller in diameter before paint.

[STEVE-0]

its mainly dt or sapim.

i have had nothing but trouble with sapim allways snapped and i just hate the basterd things.

i use dt (These) and they are really good and for the priceyou cant complain at all, i havent snapped any in the how ever many months i have had them in my wheel.

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I agree, sapin spokes so easily if u hit them. I broke 2 in 2 days. But ive been ok ever since. I would suggest DT spokes though

Steve

[Dan-Walker]

i think mine are DT spokes........... and guess what........... there triple butted strong as u get :ermm:

[Pork Pie]

reducing it? surely that would make it stronger

i think you meant increasing, or am i missing something!

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Whoops :">

[tipsy Jock]

They aren't painted though, they're anodised, aren't they?  I seriously doubt they're any weaker/thinner though.  Even if they were, we all know black spokes look cooler :)

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Amen to that! On a slightly related note, How long go you reckon it would take to colour in spokes with a marker pen? :)

Pete

[Swindon rider]

black spokes are electroplated, which is basically anodising but for steel.

get the DT Swiss Apline III spokes, they are tripple butted and strong as you like, i have always used them on my dh bikes and on my old 26" trials bike, and ive never had a problem, they also build up a ver stiff wheel. and only abotu 65p each compared to £3 for sapim CXrays, which do not build up a stiffer wheel.

stu

[picki]

DT plain guage (Y)