Reusing Spokes

litldude2 said:

*I am going to switch my 04 Kh hub on my trials to a 05 KH/onza hub so
I was wondering if i can just reuse the spokes. With the 04 hub the
spoke length is 175.83mm and with the 05 hub the spoke length is
177.44mm, so how exact do they have to be?
Thanks *

Well, that's certainly close enough to use the same spoke length.
Generally, however, it's better to replace them, especially if you are
changing the hub. A typical wheel is built fairly poorly so your spokes
are partly worn already from micro-motion. In addition, you will be
changing the internal stresses on the spokes, since they will be in
different places. Basically, you can expect a weaker wheel that will
not last as long. It's not worth the price and hassle of a wheel build
to reuse spokes, unless perhaps you have dented a rim - and - are
replacing it with the same rim - and - use a one-by-one replacement
technique to ensure the spokes stay in the same place on the wheel.

Since I have to warrantee a build, I always replace the spokes and
nipples.

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