[-dustin]

so here's what i'm doing. i am building up a flip flop wheel for a fixie build. my general build consists of black spokes, 2 silver ones on either side of the valve stem, and silver nipples. but i'm thinking, you know, why not be a little crazy on this fixie thing.

so what do you think:

- silver nds, black ds with opposite nipple (will end looking like alternating sil/blk)
- black trailing, silver leading with opposite nipple (will end up looking like 2 sil, 2 blk, 2 sil, 2 blk)
- just stick to my usual

 

[SkaredShtles]

I'd use long pieces of spinach spaghetti for the spokes.........

-S.S.-

 

[Westy]

I wouldn't worry about it. If you really want a weird fixie look just grow a long food crusted beard.

 

[splat]

Go with the snow flake pattern

 

[-dustin]

I'd use long pieces of spinach spaghetti for the spokes.........

-S.S.-

does it come double butted?

 

[HRDTLBRO]

Considering black is flexy...
What if you did the left side of the hub with black spokes and silver nipples, and did the drive side silver spokes and black nipples? Do the opposite for the other wheel...

 

[SkaredShtles]

does it come double butted?

If you make it yourself you can have as many butts as you want.

-S.S.-

 

[SkaredShtles]

Considering black is flexy...
What if you did the left side of the hub with black spokes and silver nipples, and did the drive side silver spokes and black nipples? Do the opposite for the other wheel...

I think you should use red. Everyone knows that red is the fastest.

-S.S.-

 

[-dustin]

red breaks. black is flexy, but red is just plain brittle.

crap. that was a mack-attack.

 

[SkaredShtles]

red brakes. black is flexy, but red is just plain brittle.

Now I'm confused. Why would you want your brakes made out of something that is going to break?

-S.S.-

 

[HRDTLBRO]

No, my friends...
Pink nipples. :love:

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Presuming that anyone is at all serious in this thread, is there someone who would venture to defend the premise that color affects the mechanical characteristics of spokes?

J

 

[dexterq20]

No, my friends...
Pink nipples. :love:

I've got some of those!


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