And spokes? Looking for some ACI with alloy nips but all I can find is CRC with DT inc brass nips, and they're 15 quid plus 18 quid for the nips for one wheel. Ughh.

God! Those nips are expensive. I've just bought some from my lbs for 3p each.

boobies obviously :o)

Nope I think your wrong – the extra money is for upgrades – i.e. pro-lock (worthless) and anodised in diff colurs. the std brass nips included if you buy a wheel. If you buy DT Swiss Competition Stainless DB Spokes with nipples are £15 – dont know where you got the £8 for nipples from?

Simon, excellent 🙂

coleman – alloy nips, not the stock brass ones that come with the spokes.

foxy – who is wrong?I'm not wrong in any way, shape or form. Are you mis-reading me?

Alloy nipples, £18. http://chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=34015

Yeh – Anodized! These arn't std alloy nipples Coffeeking! I'm not getting on ya case dude but find some std alloys – I hate alloys BTW they sheer and deform and break IMHO!

Edit: Linky

Box of 100 £11 or so? I'm sure you can buy them individually but £11 for 2 wheels is good I think?

Foxy, not getting you your case either but…..

Looking for some ACI with alloy nips but all I can find is CRC with DT inc brass nips

🙂 I never said I was looking for pro-lock at any point, and I want the red ones and expect to pay a slight premium for it, but regardless the last time I bought red anod alloy nips the were a fiver for a wheels worth! Hence I wanted to know where else sells nipples!

I love alloy nips, massively lighter in a place that counts, only shear if you use a poor quality key IME. They do sieze up if you're not careful to grease them though.

Coffeeking – Oops! Sorry, should read more carefully.

Although, unless you want fancy coloured ano nips, brass ones are much stronger, won't corrode and add hardly any weight.

I seen them fracture and bust I must say but I agree with the spoke key quality! 🙂

My Pro-lock was a just a diversion sorry.

http://www.parker-international.co.uk/5266/DT-Swiss-Alloy-Nipples.html

£20 for box of 100 any good or do you want them with the spokes?

Coleman – NP 😀
Good spot there foxy – thats more like it pricewise! Cheers!

Kinda disagree on the weight though, I recently weighed out 36 brass and 36 alloy nips, the alloys weighed 12g in total, the brass were 70g. 60g is a lot of weight near the rim. Strengthwise – I've been running alloy nips on X17 rims for years, I weigh 105kg and ride hard downhill – never had a nipple let go!

Iceland, that's why Dad's go to Iceland.

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Coffeeking – I'm out now! Youre right, 60g off rotating weight is worth having.
Cheers