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  • What's the stuff you dribble on to nipples
  • slowboydickie
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    …after you have tensioned a wheel to lock the spoke nipple?

    Thanks
    Rich

    JohnClimber
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    Childish snigger from the thread title

    bencooper
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    Nothing?

    Seriously, if the spokes are tight enough you won’t need anything, and if the wheel does need retensioning you’d be stuffed. You can get nylock nipples from DT if you really want…

    trail_rat
    Free Member

    Soak nipples in linseed oil before building

    Lubes them during build and sets semi solid to act lke threadlock

    Me – i soak em in light oil.

    slowboydickie
    Full Member

    Thanks chaps.

    mikewsmith
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    I use peanut butter and maybe a little vendetta

    cynic-al
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    DT sell loctite for this purpose, I agree with Ben tho.

    njee20
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    I imagine you’re thinking of Spoke Freeze? I’ve used it, the while point is that it’s not a particularly strong thread lock.

    oliverd1981
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    I’m guessing honey is acceptable.

    DickBarton
    Full Member

    Candle wax…

    Works on both kinds!

    sparkyrhino
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    Manfat

    chris_db
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    If you are hammering downhill and are a total FB then you could loosen your nipple nuts.

    In that case loctite blue can help.

    I bought a pair of superstar AM wheels and couldn’t keep them tight so used loctite and not had a problem since.

    Chris

    Digger90
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    Chocolate! 😀

    orangeboy
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    Just use Dt prolock as above

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