Blue Nipples - recommendations?

[Carge]

I'm build a set of wheels:
Hope Blue Ti-Glide & Fatso with silver DT Swiss DB spokes and silver X517s

The bike is basically silver with a touch of blue here and there.

I'm tempted to build the wheels with blue nipples - so are there any that are better than others?
Any to avoid?
Or should I not be such a tart and use standard silver ones??

 

[the beaver]

i built a singlespeed rear wheel using red and blue primo spoke nipples, only downside is they scratch very easily, triple care when building and they look good!

 

[Mr Panda]

Blue Nipples - recommendations?

Wear a vest

 

[andy.l]

The HALO spoke nipples on ebay are very good quality,just used some Black ones.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Alloy-Spoke-Nippl ... 1e5f56c5d9

 

[Carge]

Blue Nipples - recommendations?
Wear a vest

Arf Arf

@Andy - I'd seen those - they were under consideration.

Other options seems to be DTSwizz or Wheelsmith?

 

[marin man]

I used the gold halo nips and they are really good and almost as hard as the standard brass ones.......I tried to strip a thread or round one off and the spoke thread snapped off first :shock:

Ice cubes

 

[andy.l]

Ive fitted DT Swiss on my lightweight wheels ,theyre very good too but id still say the Halo ones are just as good tbh and not as dear either

 

[mvd1974]

Most important to know when using aluminium nipples is that you use a lubricant when installing them..

 

[marin man]

or you use loads of penetrating oil before adjusting....if you forget the lube

Bloody things

 

[Carge]

This is getting a little risque!
Ice cubes - lubricant - I say!

Looks like the Halo nips may be the way to go then!
Any particular lube? Good ole 3in1?

Cheers guys!