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Originally Posted by Merlin
From what I can tell on some of our bikes they have been using thinner spokes then the rims or hubs where made for. I was having lots of problems with 3.5mm spokes pulling out of my hub so I bought a new wheel and the new wheel uses the same hub as the old one but the new one came with thicker 4mm spokes. I no longer have problems pulling spokes. Most of these bikes seem to be coming with the 4mm spokes but some come with 3.5mm and those are the ones that give us problems. I bought a new set of 4mm spokes for my first wheel and they only cost me $30 with the nipples. You might want to swap out to the thicker spokes?  |
Hmm. I'll check mine with a caliper. I bet I do have the 3.5