Care of spokes.

[Throttled]

My new, old bike has wire spokes.

Has anyone got any tips for caring for spokes, particularly something to protect them from muck and corrosion?

Is it the case, as I saw once on a programme about either an MG or an E-Type that you tap the spokes to check they are OK?

The wheel rim is black and the spokes are silver, with the finish showing signs of pitting. Could I paint them?

Anything else I have not thought of?! I had a look on the internet and there is a not a great deal of info.

Thanks.

[Ingah]

My new, old bike has wire spokes.

Has anyone got any tips for caring for spokes, particularly something to protect them from muck and corrosion?

Is it the case, as I saw once on a programme about either an MG or an E-Type that you tap the spokes to check they are OK?

The wheel rim is black and the spokes are silver, with the finish showing signs of pitting. Could I paint them?

Anything else I have not thought of?! I had a look on the internet and there is a not a great deal of info.

Thanks.

 

Wire wool for getting rust off them.

And yes, tap them with a stick one after the other. If one makes a distinctively different noise then it's probably a broken/loose spoke. Can check the entire wheel in 5-10 seconds this way.

I'd imagine you can use the same metal protection you'd use elsewhere (i.e. ACF/FS365, or simply regular cleaning, or if you're like me, nothing!)

Edited May 21, 2011 by Ingah

[mealexme]

My new, old bike has wire spokes.

Has anyone got any tips for caring for spokes, particularly something to protect them from muck and corrosion?

Is it the case, as I saw once on a programme about either an MG or an E-Type that you tap the spokes to check they are OK?

The wheel rim is black and the spokes are silver, with the finish showing signs of pitting. Could I paint them?

Anything else I have not thought of?! I had a look on the internet and there is a not a great deal of info.

Thanks.

 

Wire wool for getting rust off them.

but wire wool scratches, try (and dont laugh at this) scrunched up kitchen foil... it actually works!

[Throttled]

I would worry about wire wool, the spokes are already pitted. The idea of tin foil makes my skin crawl like hearing fingernails across a blackboard

I have got ACF50.

[Stu]

if you do check the spokes and find any loose or broken make sure you tension them up properly as the spokes make the wheel run true if theres a few too tight in one spot it will cause a buckle

[Throttled]

Now if that involves buying a gadget for my toolbox, excellent idea

[cruz]

If one makes a distinctively different noise then it's probably a broken spoke.

It may be a broken spoke, more likely that it just needs tightening.

[Ingah]

If one makes a distinctively different noise then it's probably a broken spoke.

It may be a broken spoke, more likely that it just needs tightening.

Right you are

(Casually EFA )

[Colin the Bear]

Electric toothbrush and autosol takes the arm ache and knuckle skinning out of spoke cleaning

[Throttled]

Thanks Colin, that would work better than a suggestion on Yout Tube to wrap a thin rag around each spoke and pull one way then the other to clean them. Labourious or what?