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Stan's Arch MK3 26" spoke length

ERD 542 mm, made in 28, 32, 36 hole. Pick your hub in the calculator for your exact spoke lengths.

Rim

ERD 542 mm, made in 28, 32, 36 hole.

Sizes from Stan's's own website. Rims change, so check the ERD on yours or on the maker's page.

Some alloy rims use them. Leave empty if you don't.

How to measure ERD yourself
gapspoke + nipple,screwed on flushERD = spoke + spoke+ gap

Take two spokes of a known length and screw a nipple onto each until the thread end is flush with the top of the nipple. Drop them through opposite spoke holes so the nipples sit in the rim as they would in a built wheel. Pull them tight towards each other and measure the gap between the bent ends. ERD is the gap plus both spoke lengths.

Hub

J-bend. Flange diameter 57 / 59 mm, centre to flange 32 / 19.6 mm (left / right).

Hub not listed? Choose "Type in my hub", or tell me which one and I'll add it.

Lacing

Crosses, left (disc side)

Crosses, right (drive side)

I've started you on 3-cross for 28 hole, which suits most wheels. Radial is only for a side that doesn't brake or drive: a rim-brake front, or the non-drive side of a rim-brake rear.

Left sideRight side
Spokes

Used for the stretch, the weight and the ping note.

Most wheels 100 to 130. Check your rim's limit.

Spoke lengths

Check your rim and hub against the maker's sizes before you order spokes.

Rear wheel, 28 hole, J-bend spokes, 542 mm ERD.

SideSpokesLength
Left (disc side)3-cross14267 mm266.7 worked out
Right (drive side)3-cross14265 mm265.4 worked out

Rounded to the nearest mm. Between two sizes, go for the shorter one.

Tension: the left spokes run at 62% of the right side's tension. Bracing angles 6.9° left, 4.2° right.

Weight: these spokes and alloy nipples come to about 168 g (about 187 g with brass nipples).

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28 spokes and nipples, about £37.80 before postage. I'll email you to confirm the price and postage before you pay anything.

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Will my spokes fit?
Ping tuner: what each side should sound like
B4, about 486 Hz at 68 kgf
D#5, about 629 Hz at 110 kgf

Pluck each spoke between the rim and where it last crosses another, and match the note. Every spoke on one side should sound the same. It's a guide to even tension by ear, not a tension meter.

Often needed with this wheel

  • A Garbaruk cassette

    Lightweight 10-52 and 10-44 options for XD, MicroSpline and HG freehubs.

  • Nextie carbon rims

    Every Nextie rim is in this calculator too, and I can build any of them into a wheel for you.

These lengths come from the makers' published sizes and a standard sum. Rims and hubs vary from batch to batch, and sizes you put in yourself are only as good as your measuring. Travers Bikes takes no responsibility for spoke lengths worked out with this calculator, or for spokes, wheels or parts bought or built using them.

Stan's Arch MK3 26" with common hubs

J-bend lengths include the bend; straight-pull lengths include the hub maker's spoke offset. Rounded to the nearest mm.
HolesLeftRightLacing
Hope Pro 5 Boost front 110mm, 6-bolt28266 mm267 mm3-cross
Hope Pro 5 Boost rear 148mm, 6-bolt28267 mm266 mm3-cross
DT Swiss 240 EXP Boost front 110mm, Centrelock28267 mm269 mm3-cross
DT Swiss 240 EXP Boost rear 148mm, Centrelock28268 mm266 mm3-cross
Shimano Deore XT HB-M8210 front 110mm, Centrelock28267 mm269 mm3-cross
Shimano Deore XT FH-M8210-B rear 148mm, Centrelock28267 mm266 mm3-cross
Nextie Rollingstar II MTB front 110mm (straight pull)28271 mm272 mm3-cross
Nextie Rollingstar II MTB rear 148mm (straight pull)28272 mm269 mm3-cross
SON 28 15x110 Boost, Centrelock28266 mm266 mm3-cross

Back to the spoke length calculator for how it works and how to measure your own parts.

A pair of Nextie carbon wheels built at Travers Bikes

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I hand-build wheels in Rochford with Nextie carbon rims and Hope, DT Swiss, Chris King, Shimano, Nextie and SON hubs. I work out the spokes and order them, so getting the length right is my job, not yours.

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