Hmmm...that does seem excessive. Those are carbon frame $$$'s. At least a couple years ago when I bought an Ibis Ripmo carbon and X2 shock. But that's also in USD. Not sure of exchange rate these days.commencal aluminium frame without shock 3200,- eur
enve sells their nipples in packs of 20/24/28/32. not sure why 20? but the other counts make sense.
Maybe they are taking the Costco approach?
almost as if someone were looking for something to complain about and ran out of ideas
I've got a road bike with 20 spokes per wheel. But I'm pretty sure they're rare to spec boxes for only
My memory is it actually adjusted compression damping to best absorb impacts. It defaulted to less damping to be plush but as it sensed sharp impacts or went deeper into the travel it added damping to absorb those. In hindsight it was extra weight I didn't need on an XC bike but it was the first bike I was fully given by a sponsor and my first fully so I was a stoked 17 year old.
Why buy 4 boxes for a wheelset? You know as well as I do that nobody is going to have 4 boxes at the same shop. 36 per box of nips and spokes would be perfect. Cause who really builds 36 anymore? And if you did, you're still set. 40? Go ahead. But nobody will ever need 20 nips or 100 spokes at a time.
Sounds like you never had to replace just the drive side spokes before.
The last time I bought spokes they came with nipples. You just have to buy them extra if you want to have the colorz.
inb4 someone says just stock the longest length spokes and a spoke threaderShops often need to sell just a handful of spokes (to replace bent or broken spokes, etc.), and you would typically include a nipple with any new spoke. So trying to align the number of spokes and nipples in your inventory with the most common spoke counts will never work, it's just not that precise. Luckily, shops can buy boxes of 100 of each and sell you the exact number you want. But sure, if you're buying online, you might not find that precise number.
Also, if they only sold boxes of 36 or more (rather than 20), someone would complain that they only need 10 or 20 for their project and that the industry has conspired to cheat them out of a few dollars.
mind numbingly tedious if you have to cut and thread and all the spokes for a wheelset build.
Even if you build 2x 32 hole wheels, you most of the time need 4x16 spokes because the lengths are not identical. So a box of 20 makes sense if you want to have spares on hand.Shops often need to sell just a handful of spokes (to replace bent or broken spokes, etc.), and you would typically include a nipple with any new spoke. So trying to align the number of spokes and nipples in your inventory with the most common spoke counts will never work, it's just not that precise. Luckily, shops can buy boxes of 100 of each and sell you the exact number you want. But sure, if you're buying online, you might not find that precise number.
Also, if they only sold boxes of 36 or more (rather than 20), someone would complain that they only need 10 or 20 for their project and that the industry has conspired to cheat them out of a few dollars.
The biking as proof of masculinity fetish escapes me.
Out of curiosity, what needs "10 or 20 spokes"?Shops often need to sell just a handful of spokes (to replace bent or broken spokes, etc.), and you would typically include a nipple with any new spoke. So trying to align the number of spokes and nipples in your inventory with the most common spoke counts will never work, it's just not that precise. Luckily, shops can buy boxes of 100 of each and sell you the exact number you want. But sure, if you're buying online, you might not find that precise number.
Also, if they only sold boxes of 36 or more (rather than 20), someone would complain that they only need 10 or 20 for their project and that the industry has conspired to cheat them out of a few dollars.
i guess someone has never had a stick in their spokes.
I just can't even...
i would have LOVED to have one of those phil machines. those are sweet. now if you've spent any time with one of these:
