Spokes?

RedRider2009 said:

Hi, How much would it cost to buy 44 white spokes?...nothing fancy just white spokes. Would I be able to switch the spokes myself or do I need to take it to my LBS? Any price guesses if that is the case?

White? Or silver?

We charge $50 to build a wheel, $.70 per for silver DT 14/15 spokes, brass nipps included.

Definetly white! So you are saying that it would cost around 50 dollars to put the spokes in the wheel? Plus the cost of each spoke/nipple?

RedRider2009 said:

Definetly white! So you are saying that it would cost around 50 dollars to put the spokes in the wheel? Plus the cost of each spoke/nipple?

$50 labor to lace and 'build' the wheel, true, round, dish and tension, plus the cost of the spokes. Altho I have never seen white spokes, Silver and black but not white.

RedRider2009 said:

Hi, How much would it cost to buy 44 white spokes?...nothing fancy just white spokes. Would I be able to switch the spokes myself or do I need to take it to my LBS? Any price guesses if that is the case?

Okay, I'm an inquiring mind ... WHY do you want "white spokes"?

Purely because it would increase the appearance of my bike a lot. I am probably not going to have this process done since it would probably cost around 75 dollars at least. Did you mean 50 dollars per wheel or 50 per wheel set?

RedRider2009 said:

Purely because it would increase the appearance of my bike a lot. I am probably not going to have this process done since it would probably cost around 75 dollars at least. Did you mean 50 dollars per wheel or 50 per wheel set?

I can think of a couple of options:

1. You could have the spokes powerder coated.
2. Call either Joe Bell (the bike painter) or Bill Holland (the bike maker). There's a guy in their building who turns spokes black for DT. He might know of a place that can help, or possibly, might be able to give other direction.

alienator said:

I can think of a couple of options:

1. You could have the spokes powerder coated.
   
2. Call either Joe Bell (the bike painter) or Bill Holland (the bike maker). There's a guy in their building who turns spokes black for DT. He might know of a place that can help, or possibly, might be able to give other direction.
   

I just wonder if white powder coating would hold up under the flexing of the spokes that takes place on a wheel. I know that it will flex more than enamel but I think that it would probably start to crack not too many miles down the road.