182mm spokes

garryb59 said:

I need a set of db 182mm spokes to build a 20" wheel. Having gone
through a directory of LBS's [without luck] I have located some here:

http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?products_id=1214

They'll do fine, but I was wondering if anybody else has other
sources?

DT Champions aren't double-butted, but they're perfectly good spokes
otherwise. Most BMXers couldn't care less about double-butted or not,
they rarely get wheels to last long enough for anything to fatigue :-)

Sapim Race and Laser allegedly come in 182mm, they're distributed in
the UK by Moore-Large (who will just direct you straight to an LBS, but
might be nice enough to tell you availability before they do).
Wheelsmith DB14 is something else you could look for online but they're
a US firm with no UK importer listed.

HTH
cheers
davem

On 24 Oct 2005 12:02:54 -0700, "Marvin" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

garryb59 said:

I need a set of db 182mm spokes to build a 20" wheel. Having gone
through a directory of LBS's [without luck] I have located some here:

http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?products_id=1214

They'll do fine, but I was wondering if anybody else has other
sources?

DT Champions aren't double-butted, but they're perfectly good spokes
otherwise.

Sure, I ordered them today, they'll be fine for my purposes[recumbent
front wheel].

Quoted message said:

Most BMXers couldn't care less about double-butted or not,
they rarely get wheels to last long enough for anything to fatigue :-)

Yes quite, well riders of 45+ are not capable of that *quite* so
easily!

Quoted message said:

Sapim Race and Laser allegedly come in 182mm, they're distributed in
the UK by Moore-Large (who will just direct you straight to an LBS, but
might be nice enough to tell you availability before they do).
Wheelsmith DB14 is something else you could look for online but they're
a US firm with no UK importer listed.

You're knowledgeable about spokes :-)

Thanks
Garry

"garryb59" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I need a set of db 182mm spokes to build a 20" wheel. Having gone
through a directory of LBS's [without luck] I have located some here:

http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?products_id=1214

They'll do fine, but I was wondering if anybody else has other
sources?

That webpage says these are "straight" - mayhap they are advertising the
obvious, but if I were buying and wanted butted spokes I'd not assume that
these are.

Short butted spokes are quite hard to find; let us know if & where you do
so...