I've ordered spokes from both Excel Sports and Colorado Cyclist by just giving them the types of hub and rim and lacing I was using no problem. Neither had the slightest problem dealing with HF Record hubs and vintage rims to calculate proper spoke length. It's been a few years though. If WS has lost the in-house knowledge to make a simple spoke length calculation using an iconic component like a Record HF hub, I'd say they aren't worth the trouble of doing business with any longer. They used to be pretty cool years ago. These things happen though, sometimes through turnover or apathy businesses lose their souls.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA
On 8/20/06, scott mattern <scott.rs@adelphia.net> wrote:
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> Being a complete dummy about such things I cannot get any of the spoke
> length calculators on the 'web to work for me, perhaps someday my 21 yr.
> old
> son will take the time to show me how but in the meantime...!! I am trying
> to figure out the needed length for 60's Weinmann tubular rims laced 3X to
> large flange Campagnolo NR hubs. In desperation I called Wheelsmiths tech
> help and they had no idea about either the rims OR the Campy NR hubs, can
> you imagine? And I thought Wheelsmith sold bicycle spokes and built
> wheels,
> guess I was really wrong! Any help from the CR members off list will be
> greatly appreciated!
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> Thanks in advance,
>
> Scott "spokeless" Mattern
>
> Hacienda Heights, California
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