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Measuring spokes is a process made easy by a ruler ([[Park Tool SBC-1 Spoke Ruler]]) designed for the purpose. They are blue anodized and have a special hole on them for hooking spokes to measure them.
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[[Image:spoke1.jpg|thumb|Hook the spoke into the hole.]]
 
# Hook the spoke into the hole.
# Pull the spoke straight. '''NOTE:''' Do not to angle it to one side or the other.
# Check the length further down the ruler.
 
[[Image:spoke2.jpg|thumb|This spoke is 290mm long.]]
 
'''NOTE:''' The drawers in the spoke motel are 2mm apart; if the spoke is in between two sizes, file it with the shorter size.

Latest revision as of 19:09, 30 November 2007

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