Spoke length for Milano rear wheel

[lucF]

Hi,
I had to replace two spokes from my Milano rear wheel while being on holidays in France. Amongst 4 shops, only one was able to tailor spokes for my bike, the others did not have the proper length. I was told also that threads made on spokes on demand are not as robust as manufactured ones.
I would like to buy spare spokes for next time. I was told the original ones are 2.3 mm thick, and 240 mm long. Could you confirm this, so that I can order them confidently ? Any other specifications that I should be aware of also ?

Thanks

 

[spokewrench]

In my experience, spoke length means the distance from the rim where the nipple comes out, to the near edge of the hole in the hub. It was tricky to get a tape into position to measure a 125mm spoke on my rear wheel. A 240mm spoke should be easier to measure.

 

[Gionnirocket]

I would ask NCM for this information or measure myself as I did when I broke a spoke ( poet and I didn't know it )

 

[spokewrench]

I would ask NCM for this information or measure myself as I did when I broke a spoke.

That's what I thought 3 years ago. I got no answer from Radpower, so I measured broken spokes. My measurements were 5mm too long because the J bends had straightened somewhat before the heads popped.

The threaded end of a replacement spoke extended 5mm past the nipple, but the rim, and I suppose all rims, had room. If the replacements had been 5mm too short, they still would have had lots of thread engagement with the nipples.

If I'd measured from the hole in the hub to the hole in the rim, the end of the spoke would have been flush with the head of the nipple. I measured on wheels of bikes whose spoke lengths were published. It works.

 

[harryS]

I've built over a dozen wheels most of them hub motors,

Earlier this year, I broke a spoke on a normal rear wheel with freewheel. I thought it would be a piece of cake, with my wheel building experience, to take out an unbroken spoke for a measurement. Easy, but it took some time. Had to remove the freewheel. Then I took the good spoke to the bike shop and asked them to cut me a blank and thread it.

About ten-fifteen minutes waiting and it cost under $3. I think it would be fair to charge $80-100 for the full repair. Maybe less on a front wheel.