focomat 1c
Retro Guru
Re:
So your spokes have ' aged pretty badly ' !!!!!?
What on earth does this mean ? it sounds like the sort of thing that unscrupulous mechanics say to less knowledgeable motorists about their cars
Spokes can get rusty or loose and occasionally damaged/bent locally and even break but I have never seen one that has aged pretty badly
You don't say what your spokes are made of , in the worst case they will be ' rustless ' that have gone rusty in places , so clean off and treat the rust
If you buy a spoke nipple spanner you can tighten any loose spokes you find , even remove individual damaged spokes entirely to straighten
or replace them . The wheel won't go significantly out of round when you do this , and you can learn something about wheel building
Personally I would question the motives of anyone who made an adverse comment about my spokes ! particularly in regard to the original rusty
spokes on my 1946 BSA Paratroop , let alone your spokes that are 40 years younger
Your bike shop has clearly employed some sort of soothsayer/fortune teller who can look at a spoke and tell that it has 'aged pretty badly'
might cause ' a major mishap mid -ride ' but should be ' fine for the near future ' You should ask them to predict the next lottery numbers and go elsewhere
So your spokes have ' aged pretty badly ' !!!!!?
What on earth does this mean ? it sounds like the sort of thing that unscrupulous mechanics say to less knowledgeable motorists about their cars
Spokes can get rusty or loose and occasionally damaged/bent locally and even break but I have never seen one that has aged pretty badly
You don't say what your spokes are made of , in the worst case they will be ' rustless ' that have gone rusty in places , so clean off and treat the rust
If you buy a spoke nipple spanner you can tighten any loose spokes you find , even remove individual damaged spokes entirely to straighten
or replace them . The wheel won't go significantly out of round when you do this , and you can learn something about wheel building
Personally I would question the motives of anyone who made an adverse comment about my spokes ! particularly in regard to the original rusty
spokes on my 1946 BSA Paratroop , let alone your spokes that are 40 years younger
Your bike shop has clearly employed some sort of soothsayer/fortune teller who can look at a spoke and tell that it has 'aged pretty badly'
might cause ' a major mishap mid -ride ' but should be ' fine for the near future ' You should ask them to predict the next lottery numbers and go elsewhere