batesie Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I want to share this with everyone. Super strong, super light spokes, in different colours, only thing is the price. £68 per wheel (20") or £75 per wheel (26")Manufacter Sitehttp://www.marwiusa.com/default.aspx?cid=p...bbid=4&taxid=34Uk Distributors sitehttp://balfa.co.uk/index.php3So whos going to be the first to have these, feel free to share you thoughts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 iv had ti spokes for about 3 years now mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batesie Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 nice one, i take it there good then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 doesn't appeal to me, im not a weight weanie. But im sure they're pretty good I've heard of mawri but not sure what their reputation is like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 (edited) I've had ti spokes form about 5 years There amazing on the front and it's weigh about 15 ti spokes to 1 normal db one...The only thing i will warn you about is they like to snap under very heavy load as in on the back wheel were they drive.. and disc when you brake.... i have never broken a front spoke but i've only got 12 left on the rear The spokes i used are dt swiss Edited March 28, 2006 by DAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 There good while they last , but i wouldn`t bother splashing out 68 quid for spokes , that will snap.Most of mine snapped on mi monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 well i personaly have dt ones which are a bit more expensive 100 per wheel, mine have been exellent, such a nicer wheel as the give a lil more than steel ones, the only problem i had was when i changed rim/wheel some of the nipples had sizzed to the niples so it was hard to get them off with out snapping themI've had ti spokes form about 5 years There amazing on the front and it's weigh about 15 ti spokes to 1 normal db one...The only thing i will warn you about is they like to snap under very heavy load as in on the back wheel were they drive.. and disc when you brake.... i have never broken a front spoke but i've only got 12 left on the rear The spokes i used are dt swiss from looking at the pic ypur spokes look rather thin, what are they 1.8/1.6?my ti spokes are 2mm plain gauge which seem to be a hell of a lot stronger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batesie Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 yeah ive read they need special Ti-Prep....well, i havent got the money for them but, i would consider then in the future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 well to be honest the best wheel i ever had was a ck single speed hub built 3x with dt 2mm ti spokes on to a mavic 519 rim, never buckled it in 1.5 years, it was built by a friend of mine who been building wheel for 15 years so that probly helped, it was him how showed me the ti spokes only reason i changed rim was it was to narrow for new frame, god i loved my mrk 1 justice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 well to be honest the best wheel i ever had was a ck single speed hub built 3x with dt 2mm ti spokes on to a mavic 519 rim, never buckled it in 1.5 years, it was built by a friend of mine who been building wheel for 15 years so that probly helped, it was him how showed me the ti spokes only reason i changed rim was it was to narrow for new frame, god i loved my mrk 1 justice It was 2 years before they started to brake they started on the drive side on the drive spokes(the ones that point backwards) always going at the nipple.... but they are f#cking good spokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 The spokes i used are dt swisspast tense? how come no longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 How come you lot find them good. Monty ti spokes are shite. Dead brittle, so they just snap... Cheers,Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 BMXers (the ones who actually care abotu there bikes) have been using them for a few years over my way. Very brittle though- many multicoloured spokes around the skatepark shows off that fact very nicely!for the money, its not worth it in terms of weight. Stick to SS spokes / brass nipples and get a lighter hub/rim/tyre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 It was 2 years before they started to brake they started on the drive side on the drive spokes(the ones that point backwards) always going at the nipple.... but they are f#cking good spokes.past tense? how come no longer?-->QUOTE(joe b @ Mar 28 2006, 11:15 PM) ←How come you lot find them good. Monty ti spokes are shite. Dead brittle, so they just snap... Cheers,Joe.i used them on a rear wheel until i got a different frame and they were to short for a wide rim, as i used them on a mavic which has a smaller ERD than the flatter wide rimsi now use them on the front the monty spokes on snap when they get lose, mainly cus of the way they go into the hub and when they get lose the hub flexs against the spoke head and snapps the spoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 past tense? how come no longer?Sorry i meant use, i still have a full set on the front but slowly losing them on the rear, and dt swiss ti spokes only came in 2mm plain gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 they look thin in the pic, mine are 2mm i dent know they only came in 2mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 do they really save that much weight? It's impossible for 15Ti spokes to weigh as much as 1 steel one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 do they really save that much weight? It's impossible for 15Ti spokes to weigh as much as 1 steel one Trust me they do..my front wheel weighs naff all.. it's a custom made ti-mono (36 hole) laced on a 517 cd and i used alloy nipples with a 1 cross pattern. and is one of the lightest wheels i've ever built and yes it can take some stick!! (spun off a 6ft tower in a demo in the rain and landed front wheel first, and it's still spot on)just so you know i worked in a bike shop and have built wheels for every bike from dh to road bikes that have competed in iron mans.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 So maybe you could tell me if the 2005 Monty 20" Ti wheels only have two titanium spokes (the black flat ones) or are all of them titanium? Can ti spokes also be bent and flexed or are they brittle comparing to standard spokes? I'm getting a laced wheel with titanium spokes which i hope can be re-used on a different wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 So maybe you could tell me if the 2005 Monty 20" Ti wheels only have two titanium spokes (the black flat ones) or are all of them titanium? Can ti spokes also be bent and flexed or are they brittle comparing to standard spokes? I'm getting a laced wheel with titanium spokes which i hope can be re-used on a different wheel?Don't no about the monty.. Ti spokes are still as flexible as normal spokes (as in when you bend then) and can be rebuilt when you do rebuild use finshline wet lube on the nipples as you thread them on this will aid in re-tensioning the wheel.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 You think they would make them in 19" they would be amazingle! either that or i could have light-as-fook front end... methinks i might get them lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 you dont buy 19" spokes lol, everyone uses 20" bmx spokesBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swize Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) Is it just me being a fag or would people prefer to pay £10 per wheel instead of £68??Sam Edited April 4, 2006 by Swize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Is it just me being a fag or would people prefer to pay £10 per wheel instead of £68??SamWell.... lol only jking. You're right but some people think that lightness is the crucial key to trials...Just a thought, instead of making a bike lighter, why not just become stronger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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