Re: [CR]tied and soldered spokes--Cross Spoke wear

(Example: Production Builders:Frejus)

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:50:36 -0500
From: <LouDeeter@aol.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]tied and soldered spokes--Cross Spoke wear


About two years after I started serious riding, I kept noticing a click-click from my rear wheel on hills. It took me awhile to diagnose, but it was caused by the noise of spokes moving in/out of grooves caused by wear on the inside of the spokes where they cross. A fellow rider told me that I should have tied and soldered my spokes to prevent that. I don't know about that, but a drop of oil at the cross spoke junction sure did the trick. I never noticed any more click click. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL