Topic: question about my 550 rear wheel

[traveler]

Quick question for you guys...

When I started REALLY looking over my rear wheel, I noticed that the spoke heads on alot of the spokes were not flush into the "pockets" on the drum...you can see light through there....is this normal/acceptable?  The holes don't look very worn out, and I'd like to hear some opinions before I go to the trouble of restoring it.

Thanks in advance,

~Joe

[traveler]

bump

[bryanj]

Are the spokes "loose" or not?

[traveler]

Thanks for the reply.

No...they are still tight.

~Joe

[traveler]

bumpity bump bump bump.....

[bryanj]

Gimme time, i am on a different continent!!!!

if the spokes aint loose you got no problem

[Popwood]

I'm pretty sure there are two different shaped spokes and some are for left side and other for right. If they are seating in a "natural" way -- meaning a well designed fit, they may have gotten mixed up in the past. I won't speculate whether there's a safety issue here and will leave that to someone who really knows. I will say I've been riding my 750 with some spokes looking not quite right and so far I've been fine, but that's only a few thousand miles. I will change them back next time the tire comes off, though.