• Question for professionals: Do you have an spoke cutting/rolling tool that can recommend?

  • Pros would usually have something like the Phil Wood for billions o’ bucks; I’m no pro but the Hozan has done fine for me. It doesn’t cut spokes, but if carefully used does a nice job rolling threads.

  • Get an account with JD Whiskers and ask them nicely for a few alpina spokes in every (usual) length, get them in black too if you're feeling fancy. If anyone needs anything more specific or a full build then they can wait on them being posted out.

  • I have the Morizumi spoke cutting and threading tool. Similar to the Phil Wood in terms of costs though, around 4 grand. But I do build a lot of wheels so it has gradually paid for itself, especially in turnaround time and being able to buy blank unthreaded spokes in bulk. If you need just enough for a set though there are people like me who will cut and thread them for you at a small cost such as Ryan in Bristol, Alex Warwick and PIM cycles in Yorkshire.

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