I recently took a wheel with a few snapped spokes in to my LBS to have them replaced to be asked if silver were OK, as he doesn't do black.
I asked why no black (the wheel has black spokes) his response was that silver are stronger. Surely the strength of a spoke is dependent on its diameter and material it is made of.
Anyway, I asked him to get some black DT Swiss spokes and stop messin about.
I've heard this from other sources too - something about the anodizing process weakening the spokes. Bollox if you ask me.
He'll make you pay for the whole box simply for being a tart.
There was some pretty strong evidence to support the fact that silver spokes are indeed stronger, something to do with the heat treatment used in the colouring process.
sounds like a job for [i]Mythbusters[/i] 🙂
It used to be the case that silver were slightly stronger - something to do with the anodising process used. It's not true anymore, they changed the process years ago, spokes are the same strength regardless of colour.
i too have heard this lol i was also told once a black spoke is scratched its weaker . prob poo tho lol
The only place I remember doing this (but I'm probably wrong) was Stif; don't recall as many threads about black spokes breaking as much as, say, Meta 5s.
Silver spokes are faster though.....
something about the anodizing process weakening the spokes
Nothing to do with anodising at all. Most spokes are steel and you can't anodise that.
I did wonder about the anodising process and dissmissed it almost immediately.
He knows me too well and better not charge too much, or he will be doing without his digestives.......
More broken blacks spokes than silver through our workshop for sure
Then again nearly all bikes have black spokes from new these days 😀
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zone has hit the nail on the head
More bikes come with black spokes - shit quality black spokes
DT black spokes are no weaker than DT silver spokes .....
lot more to spokes than the colour thats for sure.
Give me black DTs over silver shit spokes anyday .....
And any wheel that comes on a dawes i will guarantee snaps spokes within 6 months