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Joshua Goldberg · 2003-04-21T06:30:09+00:00

Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there such a thing as Left and Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and nipples to the wheel builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to have to charge you an extra $10.00 (because) all the spokes you gave me are Left Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes are the same and there is no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a right side, so you need spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder (was he trying to rob me on the spoke thing or is there really a L & R spoke??)

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Published: 21 April 2003
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Original author: Joshua Goldberg
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Joshua Goldberg
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21 April 2003, 06:30 UTC #1

Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there such a thing as Left and
Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and nipples to the wheel
builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to have to charge you an extra $10.00
(because) all the spokes you gave me are Left Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes are
the same and there is no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a right
side, so you need spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder (was he trying to rob me on the
spoke thing or is there really a L & R spoke??)

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Mikael Seierup
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21 April 2003, 07:00 UTC #2

"Joshua Goldberg" skrev ...
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Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there such a thing as Left and
Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and nipples to the wheel
builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to have to charge you an extra $10.00
(because) all the spokes you gave me are Left Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes
are the same and there is no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a
right side, so you need spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder (was he trying to rob me on
the spoke thing or is there really a L & R spoke??)
I'm no expert but I'd say trying to rob you. I bought 40 spokes recently to have my frontwheel built
and theres nothing distinguishing the leftover 4 I'm looking at now.
Ask him to show you the difference.
M.

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Ian Smith
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21 April 2003, 10:30 UTC #3

Joshua Goldberg said:
Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there such a thing as Left and
Right spokes.
No, spokes are the same.
regards, Ian SMith
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Alma Williams
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21 April 2003, 10:30 UTC #4

Was this a front or rear wheel? The rear wheel can have spokes of different length because of the
offset necessitated by the hub and dish. "Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in
message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there

such
Quoted message said:
a thing as Left and Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and
nipples to the wheel builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to have to
charge you an extra $10.00 (because) all the spokes you gave me are

Left
Quoted message said:
Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes are the same and there

is
Quoted message said:
no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a right side, so you need
spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder (was he trying to rob me on the spoke thing or is
there really a L & R spoke??)

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Jude T. McGloin
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21 April 2003, 13:00 UTC #5

Most rear freewheel/cassette will have different length spokes due to the "dish" required.
Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and Sports,
Inc 1-800-586-6645 "Alma Williams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Was this a front or rear wheel? The rear wheel can have spokes of

different
Quoted message said:
length because of the offset necessitated by the hub and dish. "Joshua Goldberg"
<[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there

such
Quoted message said:
a thing as Left and Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and
nipples to

the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
wheel builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to

have
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
to charge you an extra $10.00 (because) all the spokes you gave me are

Left
Quoted message said:
Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes are the same and

there
Quoted message said:
is
Quoted message said:
no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a right side, so you need
spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder

(was
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
he trying to rob me on the spoke thing or is there really a L & R

spoke??)
Quoted message said:
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John
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21 April 2003, 14:00 UTC #6

Alma is right. Not only can rear wheels have different length spokes for the left and right sides,
this is the norm. John
"Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there such a thing as Left and
Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and nipples to the wheel
builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to have to charge you an extra $10.00
(because) all the spokes you gave me are Left Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes
are the same and there is no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a
right side, so you need spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder (was he trying to rob me on
the spoke thing or is there really a L & R spoke??)

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Joshua Goldberg
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21 April 2003, 14:30 UTC #7

Thanx to all and yes it was a rear wheel being laced.
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"Jude T. McGloin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
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Most rear freewheel/cassette will have different length spokes due to the "dish" required.
Jude....///Bacchetta AERO St. Michaels and Tilghman Island.. Maryland Wheel Doctor Cycle and
Sports, Inc 1-800-586-6645 "Alma Williams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Was this a front or rear wheel? The rear wheel can have spokes of

different
Quoted message said:
length because of the offset necessitated by the hub and dish. "Joshua Goldberg"
<[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there

such
Quoted message said:
a thing as Left and Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and
nipples to

the
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
wheel builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to

have
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
to charge you an extra $10.00 (because) all the spokes you gave me are

Left
Quoted message said:
Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes are the same and

there
Quoted message said:
is
Quoted message said:
no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and

a
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
right side, so you need spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder

(was
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
he trying to rob me on the spoke thing or is there really a L & R

spoke??)
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:

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Don
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21 April 2003, 16:30 UTC #8

Correct, Rear wheels can have different length spokes to accomodate dish. The bike shop employee
should have explained that more clearly.
"Alma Williams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
Was this a front or rear wheel? The rear wheel can have spokes of different length because of the
offset necessitated by the hub and dish.

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Bill B
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21 April 2003, 17:32 UTC #9

"Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there such a thing as Left and
Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and nipples to the wheel
builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to have to charge you an extra $10.00
(because) all the spokes you gave me are Left Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes
are the same and there is no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a
right side, so you need spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder (was he trying to rob me on
the spoke thing or is there really a L & R spoke??)
If your using disk hubs on the front they too will have different length spokes for the
left and right

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Torben Scheel
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22 April 2003, 10:30 UTC #10

"Joshua Goldberg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Hate to ask dumb questions, but this one is keeping me awake. Is there

such
Quoted message said:
a thing as Left and Right spokes. I had a wheel laced a few weeks ago and took the spokes and
nipples to the wheel builder and he calls me back the next day and says..am going to have to
charge you an extra $10.00 (because) all the spokes you gave me are

Left
Quoted message said:
Side spokes. I immediately said...I thought spokes are the same and there

is
Quoted message said:
no Left and Right spokes...reply was (well the rim has a Left side and a right side, so you need
spokes that are Left and Right). I now wonder (was he trying to rob me on the spoke thing or is
there really a L & R spoke??)
Top-of-the-line trikes as Josh creates really needs symmetrispokes :
sheldonbrown.comsymspoke.html
regards Torben

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