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Marque Remarks => CZ => Topic started by: mainline on May 08, 2010, 08:06:21 pm

Title: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: mainline on May 08, 2010, 08:06:21 pm

does anyone have any CZ rear wheel spokes lying around that they're able to measure for me? The hub I've got is late mid 60's -early 70's.

Cheers

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: Ji Gantor on May 08, 2010, 10:21:24 pm

I have a brand new set of stainless steel HD spokes and nipples for a 1973 rear wheel if that helps.

Ji

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: mainline on May 09, 2010, 09:36:04 am

thanks mate, is yours the same as this one?

(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn38/mainline_bucket/czhub.jpg)

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: Ji Gantor on May 09, 2010, 09:38:02 am

It looks the same as mine.

Ji

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: mainline on May 09, 2010, 09:48:29 am

Cool, any chance I could get you to measure some spokes when you get the time?

Cheers

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: Ji Gantor on May 09, 2010, 09:50:11 am

Sure, are you going to have some made.

Ji

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: mainline on May 09, 2010, 10:04:39 am

I was going to try and buy some off-the-shelf. Always easier if you know what you need, rather than relying on the person you're buying them off.

You ended up getting yours from Titmans didn't you?

cheers

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: tony27 on May 09, 2010, 10:11:12 am

74 parts book says LH M4x199  RH M4x147, should be the same looking at that hub. I don't know if the early ones with the riveted sprocket like I've got are different
Hope this is a help

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: mainline on May 09, 2010, 10:51:15 am

cheers tony,

I'm assuming those measurements are from the end of the threaded section to the start of the bend? and they'd all be the same 45 degree bend?

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: tony27 on May 09, 2010, 11:22:07 am

My guess would be from the bend to the end, list only gives left & right lengths with the wheel needing 18 per side. Went out to garage & did a quick check on the earlier wheel, looked like those numbers were about right. Couldn't be sure on the bend but 45 degrees probably isn't too far out

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: mainline on May 09, 2010, 12:56:23 pm

beauty, thanks mate.

Title: Re: CZ spoke lengths
Post by: NR555 on May 10, 2010, 10:02:50 am

My 2 cents:  Charlie Richardson from CR High Performance in the US sells sets of custom tapered Buchanan spokes for CZ rear wheels.

I was cracking hubs every other race until I started running them.  Apparently the taper allows just enough flex to take a bit of stress away from the magnesium hub.  Completely fixed the problem for me.

www.crhighperformance.com