Cutting spoke threads

A Muzi said:

Jasper Janssen said:

My mailorder place seems to sell all their spokes in sets of 20 -- leads
to minimal wastage (except of course for 48s). With 36s and 32s you've got
2 or 4 spokes each side as spare.

How does that compare to $24 per wheel for the exact count
plus one?

Depends on the spoke, of course. DT Champion 3.60 euro (all prices without
nipples) silver, 7.40 black, Comp 4.40/7.80, Rev, silver only, 7.20,
Alpine III, silver only, 5.80. A set of 40 regular brass 12 mm DT nipples
is 1.60, 2 for the 14 and 16s. Alu and pro lock nipples significantly
more.

So Champs at 2x3.60+1.60 per wheel is E8.80 per set of 40, Black comps
with pro lock nipples 7.80*2+6.40=22 euros. Plus of course 6 euros
international shipping from germany to the netherlands.

They're not an LBS (although they do actually sell single spokes, at about
120% or so of the cost per 20 -- by the time you hit 36 spoke wheels, the
boxes of 20 are cheaper), but they're not bad either.

Jasper

James Thomson said:

Delivery is 3.95 within Germany, 12.00 within Europe, regardless of order
size.

Huh, they changed it. Used to be 1.95 Germany. Anyway, neighbouring
countries (as a loose term for the group they've defined), in which I am
in the Netherlands, get shipping for 6 euros. At that, it's no more than
fair, since the place is like a quarter of an hour's ride from our border.

Jasper