It does seem odd...but that's what the French used - 63.5 TPI.
The other odd TPI is the one used for 120 spokes - it is not the same as 105s.
If I remember correctly - 120s use fewer TPI.
=8-)
In the meantime...what's Jerome gonna do!
=8-)
Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA USA
Quoting hfbirm <hfbirm@bellsouth.net>:
> 63.5tpi ? You're really going to have everyone questioning the French. :)
> That's 2.5 tp mm, which makes much better sense to this Yank.
>
> Jim Carter "I think the French metric sizing system was correct" in
> Bham, AL
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> ________________________________
> From: "mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net" <mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net>
> To: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 6:14:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR] Hi-E Nipple AND Spokes??????
>
> Wow!
>
> You may have yourself in quite a bind here...
>
> I'm guessing you might have 63.5 TPI (French) or the TPI common to 120 spokes
> -
>
> the larger cousing to 105 spokes. Where to get 15g spokes with Hi-E
> threading...me totally clueless.
>
> Would standard nipples work? Might have to go that route unless someone else
>
> here comes to the rescue.
>
> =8-(
>
> (Been ages since I've worked on anything other than 56 TPI)
>
>
> Robert Shackelford
> San Jose, CA USA
>
> Quoting Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>:
>
> > Well, in my continuing Hi-E Project, having destroyed one rim trying to
> true
> > a Hi-E wheel with old corroded spokes, I decided to respoke, but hoped to
> > reuse the special Hi-E nipples. The original spokes measure 15 ga on the
> > end, so I ordered some 15 ga DTs to rebuild with. But when they arrived
> > today, I found I cannot thread the Hi-E nipples more than a couple of turns
> > onto the DT 15 ga spokes. Did Hi-E make their own spokes as well as
> nipples?
> > Did they use a non-standard thread?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Moos
> >
> >
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