which nipples for 2.0/1.7 wheelsmith spokes?

[mattsavage]

I'm ordering up some 2.0/1.7 wheelsmith spokes for a wheelbuild, but I'm not sure which nipples to get... The website lists both 1.8x12 and 2.0x12

I feel like I ordered the 1.8's last time for these spokes, but they were too narrow. Any idea's? Does DT have a nipple compatible with these spokes?

Thanks!

[CupOfJava]

The spokes are 2.0 at the bend and the threads. You need 2.0 x 12mm 1.8 will be too narrow.

[shiggy]

I'm ordering up some 2.0/1.7 wheelsmith spokes for a wheelbuild, but I'm not sure which nipples to get... The website lists both 1.8x12 and 2.0x12

I feel like I ordered the 1.8's last time for these spokes, but they were too narrow. Any idea's? Does DT have a nipple compatible with these spokes?

Thanks!

2.0. Any brand fits.

[mtnbiker72]

Wheelsmith or DT 2.0 nipples will work fine

[b-kul]

make em brass too

[mtnbiker72]

make em brass too

In most circumstances, Aluminum nipples work just fine as long as the wheel is correctly built and tensioned. I've been using them for many years without a single fatigue failure. And I've had a couple sticks in my spokes break the nipple instead of ripping it out of the rim which made for a easy repair instead of having to build a new wheel.

[mattsavage]

The spokes are 2.0 at the bend and the threads. You need 2.0 x 12mm 1.8 will be too narrow.

Okay, that's what was throwing me off... for some reason I thought they were 2.0 at the bend and 1.7 at the threads, but the nipples were 1.8, which would make no sense... (obviously, I'm not a master wheel builder... yet)

Thanks!

[b-kul]

In most circumstances, Aluminum nipples work just fine as long as the wheel is correctly built and tensioned. I've been using them for many years without a single fatigue failure. And I've had a couple sticks in my spokes break the nipple instead of ripping it out of the rim which made for a easy repair instead of having to build a new wheel.

definitely, i just like brass because of the foolproofness of them, because lets face it, how many of us regularly check tension and all that.