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kenji · Aug 2, 2012

does any one know the spoke diameter of a morrow coaster hub?
im lacing up to a S2 rim so you can telll me the 4 cross spoke length if you want too... :roll:

dougfisk · Aug 3, 2012

kenji said:
does any one know the spoke diameter of a morrow coaster hub?
im lacing up to a S2 rim so you can telll me the 4 cross spoke length if you want too... :roll:

I haven't laced any morrows to S2's specifically... but with a 4 cross, in my experience, every hub has used a 270mm length spoke. The spoke length, when using a 4 cross lace pattern, is not very sensitive to the hubs spoke circle diameter because the spoke comes off that circle at a 90 degree angle to the radius.

kenji · Aug 3, 2012

went to my LBS and they only had 14 G spokes and said my hub hole was 2.5 mm and 14 G was the way to go
do i belive them?
i thoght 2mm was like a 12 G spoke...

Bendix · Aug 3, 2012

2.0 is 14ga.

don't over think the build- it's just a normal hub and you'll just use normal spokes... :wink:

kenji · Aug 3, 2012

this is not the 1st S2 4X coaster wheel i've built... just that its the first morrow and its going on my DX kunker and if i could have gotten a little bigger spoke i would have...
the hub is a long time coming and rather dear as they are soooo scarce at reasonable prices...
and i'd rather not have drilled out the shell with bigger spoke holes

Bendix · Aug 4, 2012

when i'm lacing a wheel with a hub where the tolerances are actually close (chris king, phil wood, etc.) i find myself wishing for the slop in a coaster brake flange!