spoke tension

[billyboya]

is there a easy way to check spoke tension. and a cheap tool to check them, as I see there is a very expansive tool on ebay, but cant afford that

 

[Alan Quay]

Use a guitar tuner, or a guitar tuner app on a smart phone.

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[billyboya]

Use a guitar tuner, or a guitar tuner app on a smart phone.

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Yes I did see on you tube about that may try it as I have a guitar tuner

 

[Alan Quay]

To be honest, unless you are totally tone deaf it will be obvious if you have a loose one. Pluck them one at a time. If it's a rear wheel, one side may be higher than t'other, depending on how its built. On a front they should be about the same.

Any that are loose will make a distinct 'thunk'.

No need to be too precise, you won't be playing it with the Philharmonic.




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[billyboya]

To be honest, unless you are totally tone deaf it will be obvious if you have a loose one. Pluck them one at a time. If it's a rear wheel, one side may be higher than t'other, depending on how its built. On a front they should be about the same.

Any that are loose will make a distinct 'thunk'.

No need to be too precise, you won't be playing it with the Philharmonic.




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so if using a guitar tuner, do you mean that every spoke has to be dead 0 like same if you was tuning guitar strings as thats a bit different. but how do i set spoke sounds to know they correct

 

[Alan Quay]

so if using a guitar tuner, do you mean that every spoke has to be dead 0 like same if you was tuning guitar strings as thats a bit different. but how do i set spoke sounds to know they correct

You will need to set the tuner to manual, and take a readout of the frequency (or at least the note) unless you happen have a standard tuned wheel!

I can't play 'Stairway' on my rear unless I de-tune spokes 1, 3 and 5. Then it's close enough for prog.



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