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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.
Measuring spokes is a process made easy by a ruler ([[Park Tool SBC-1 Spoke Ruler]]) designed for the purpose. They are anodized blue and have special holes on them for hooking and measuring spokes.


[[Image:spoke1.jpg|thumb|Hook the spoke into the hole.]]
[[Image:spoke1.jpg|thumb|Hook the spoke into the hole.]]
[[Image:spoke2.jpg|thumb|This spoke is 290mm long.]]


# 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.
# Pull the spoke straight. '''NOTE:''' Do not to angle it to one side or the other.
# Check the length further down the ruler.
# 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.
'''NOTE:''' The drawers in the spoke motel are 2mm apart; if the spoke is in between two sizes, file it with the shorter size.

Revision as of 18:43, 26 December 2006

Measuring spokes is a process made easy by a ruler (Park Tool SBC-1 Spoke Ruler) designed for the purpose. They are anodized blue and have special holes on them for hooking and measuring spokes.

Hook the spoke into the hole.
This spoke is 290mm long.
  1. Hook the spoke into the hole.
  2. Pull the spoke straight. NOTE: Do not to angle it to one side or the other.
  3. Check the length further down the ruler.

NOTE: The drawers in the spoke motel are 2mm apart; if the spoke is in between two sizes, file it with the shorter size.