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[Closed] Do spoke nipples get brittle after a few years?

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Only several of mine are now snapping, with sticks or me truing the wheel.
I guess I could swop them all over to a new set.


 
Posted : 17/07/2012 10:10 pm
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the aluminium ones fatigue over time.


 
Posted : 17/07/2012 10:13 pm
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*Singgers*

Yes, alloy ones will fatigue. Brass one's should last longer. Change whole lot at once and make sure new ones are properly bedded in and wheel stress relieved, that should help.


 
Posted : 17/07/2012 10:14 pm
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Any good sources for 100 brass ones? - 2mm


 
Posted : 17/07/2012 10:17 pm
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Aluminium nipples are the devil's craft.


 
Posted : 17/07/2012 10:18 pm