SENQISENQI 36pcs 14G J Bend Bicycle Steel Spokes 170mm-290mm W/Nipples (297mm)

Exactly as described, such a great deal!

medium quality level, did the job for my project, strange the spoke are black but the nipples are silver, it does not matter to me but some may be put off by that

works as intended

For me this was an interesting project. I like doing new things. The best part is that you learn from your mistakes. I mean how do you become an expert? ... right? As i was fixing my bike I. I tried adjusting the spokes on the wheel. To my surprise I had loosened them in such a way that the tire wobbled by a lot. As I did my research watching many videos on this tube channel that is made for you. I found out how to adjust and "true" my wheel.I also wanted to have my spokes look that little bit of different from everyone else. Something very low key. Why not research some color spokes? As I said I wanted something subtle. One thing you have to do is research the length of the spokes you are going to replace. Measuring the length of a spoke from the existing wheel will help out tremendously. This length is measured in mm. Get ready to learn the metric system! That bit of journey led me to this brand of spokes. Weaving a chrome spoke with a black spoke gives a cool design on your wheel. Directly in the sunlight is when you really notice. This spoke is not a new design, so ease of use or anything like that is dependent how it has been for years. If you do research on how replace spokes, they typically give you a timeframe on how long it takes to replace. This product does not offer some technical advancement. It is to replace spokes for what ever the reason may be. Mine was just for the challenge and learning something new.The advertised amount says it is 36 pieces. 36 spoke nipples and 36 J style spokes. This is just one bag that replaces the spokes for two wheels.The metal is of good quality. Spokes seem to be painted, but not powder coated. They are straight pieces of rods. Although, you end up bending them enough to weave in between the other spokes.I would recommend this product.

The Amazon recommended tool did not fit the nipple flats. "14" was too tight and "13" was way too loose. Also, I pulled the threads on one of the nipples during the tensioning and truing step, so be careful. So I plucked one from my old set from the trash can and reused it.All in all, it was a fun and satisfying process, but I'm not 100% sure I'd buy this brand again. Still, the price wasn't bad so maybe I'd use these spokes, but a different brand of nipple.

These are a little chunky for 14g. My wire stripper measured them at about 13. I wasn't re-lacing the whole wheel, and the black paint stripped off on the hub kind of easily as I was trying to squeeze the one spoke into place. Also, nipples weren't SW-0 as I expected for a 14g spoke. They were SW-1, IIRC.So these aren't ideal, but got me back on the trail, and still seem like an ok value for the price.

If you are having trouble using Hozan's spoke threader (even the 2nd/new version) on namebrand stainless steel 2 mm spokes, this is what you want. These are very slightly narrower so the spoke threader works with no problem. Don't worry about the paint, it won't withstand the threading pressure. Not sure what you would do in a wet climate, but I don't have that problem. Maybe their next larger size spoke threader works on 2 mm stainless steel spokes, but that would be an expensive experiment.

Very high quality, good ammount of stretch spokes, using on e-bike and working better than standerd ones