[DirtMcGirk]

Just got my Titus ML-1 frame in the mail last night. Now I Need to start building it up.

I have a bit of a Chris King "problem." They're the only hubs I like, so I want to use them again on this bike.

I want some colored spokes, ala Industry Nine style.

The only thing I've seen for colored spokes are the Ti spokes by Marwi. However, I am a "large mammal" and the idea of Ti makes me nervous.

Any thoughts? Any idea on where I can get colored spokes? Will I9 sell me some?

 

[SkaredShtles]

J<snip>

I want some colored spokes

You, sir, are gheyer than a 3 dollar bill.

NTTAWWT.

 

[buildyourown]

Ti spokes suck. They just have too much flex to build a reliable mountain wheel. The weight savings isn't extreme either.
Either buck up and get the I9s or powdercoat some stainless spokes.

 

[Quo Fan]

Paint, magic marker, whatever it takes.

 

[Rip]

Well, they make electrical and duct tape in colors.

 

[DirtyMike]

Stay away from teh Ti spokes, there costly, and only real advantage is.... "Hey lookie, I have Ti spokes"

 

[jdcamb]

they are silly the threads are painfully fragile. save your money and go traditional

 

[xy9ine]

i like my marwis. they're the lightest conventional spoke i'm aware of (no idea how the i9's compare), and have been surprisingly problem free on my big bikes. i've got a front wheel from 2001 that's still on the same spokes (3 rim swaps) that i've been keeping alive out of curiosity of longevity. though i've had a couple rear spokes snap (back in the bad old hucking days) i've certainly broken more steel spokes over the same period. granted, i only weigh 160 & have a kickass wheelbuilder (me) to keep them in shape - though they do build a surprisingly stable, low maintenance wheel.

still, wouldn't recommend them for crushers, and they're silly expensive. they do look cool, though.

 

[4xBoy]

still, wouldn't recommend them for crushers, and they're silly expensive. they do look cool, though.

Looking red to me.

 

[RD3]

I have a few wheelsets (dh, all mountain, 29er) built with ti spokes like the ones pictured above. They have been very reliable. A ti spoke weighs about half what a steel 14g spoke weighs, so they save about 100g per wheel.
If you just want colored spokes, Atomlab has red and white spokes and Halo has white.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

This is what you need.

 

[zahgurim]

Stainless spokes take powdercoat well. Tape the threads, drop em off at the local PC'er, and you are set.

 

[valve bouncer]

You, sir, are gheyer than a 3 dollar bill.

NTTAWWT.

As queer as a 3 dollar bill you galloping great nancy boy.

 

[w00dy]

I9 spokes aren't any lighter than steel, just stiffer, and more brittle.
They are also a good deal thicker and therefore incompatible with your king wheels.

Count one more vote for powdercoated stainless spokes.

 

[ire]

Ti spokes work well on rigid bikes because they give a certain amount of cush...other than that I wouldn't use em, too much flex

 

[JohnE]

I inherited an SS wheel with ti spokes and a King hub...I am also larger (5'8", 190...) and have yet to have any of the anticipated problems, yet. After over 3k miles, none. Yet.

 

[Mr Tiles]

I built a set of wheels a long time ago with DT ti spokes when they were still making them. never had any issues although I noticed the spokes stretched a little similar to triple-butted spokes...

 

[Sandwich]

Ti spokes are great if you ride bike path XC and weigh less than 150lb. I had a set of ti-spoked cronometro wheels and they were terrible. i weighed 156 at the time. You could feel those wheels flex and they were straight pull, too.

I say rattle can your steel ones....no sense in powdercoating unless you really have too much money.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Ti spokes are great if you ride bike path XC and weigh less than 150lb. I had a set of ti-spoked cronometro wheels and they were terrible. i weighed 156 at the time. You could feel those wheels flex and they were straight pull, too.

I say rattle can your steel ones....no sense in powdercoating unless you really have too much money.

Now there's a thought.

Buy some expensive ultra-lite wheels that have a weight limit.

You'll have an incentive to loose some flab. You know, like buying a skirt that is a size or two too small.

 

[DirtyMike]

I dont know anything about buying a skirt, let alone getting it a size or two to small.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

I dont know anything about buying a skirt, let alone getting it a size or two to small.

Oh sorry dude, that was aimed at McGurkin.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Bag the colored spokes - Stinky builds enough bar bikes for all of us.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Why play games

 

[jerseydirt]

Well, if your going to use ti spokes, you might as well use some dental floss while your at it.