Tenere Wheels and Spokes
 

How on earth do you get these wheel to remain black, just bought my 2011 and the wheels have faded with ****e weather and the spoke rusting.
Now I've seen on the auction sites that your get spoke wraps which slide overs the spokes like a plastic cover and are available in loads of colours, Do a google search for images. Now i would assume we would have to put some sort of grease or oil on the spokes first to stop any water eating away at the steel spokes .
Any views on the spoke wraps �19.99inc delivery fleebay. My Tenere would look great. will post a photo if i decide to buy some.

Don't know about the spoke covers.

However, without doubt, the stuff you need to prevent further corrosion is ACF-50.

Attachment 6498 Attachment 6499+1 for spoke wraps


Xt660x 04

They far feom protect as watee still gets in :/ your better off with stainless spokes


Xt660x 04

Yep - without any doubt at all.

I spent an hour yesterday, with a little pot of ACF50 and a modelers paintbrush giving each spoke a very light application, including the nipple. Yes it takes time, but my bike has seen 5 winters and the corrosion is negligible. Be careful not to overload it, it takes very little and you don't want it running off on to your tyres.

As for the paint fade on the wheels, you can restore it with a wipe of silicon oli, back-to-black bumper care stuff.

ACF50 is also the stuff you need to stop corrosion all over the bike, yes it's expensive, but go for the 1litre bottle with a hand pump (about �30) rather than the aerosol tins (about �15 each) as it lasts much much longer, is easier to apply and more accurate.

edit: If you use spoke covers, you'll end up making matters worst, they will hold the salty water longer.

Does acf 50 help clean the spokes or will it just stop corrosion? Doesn't look like mine have ever been cleaned

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...psdfltq9fu.jpg This is how annoyed I got with my one year old spokes and rims on my beloved Tenere. ...the more I cleaned them the worse they became. Steve

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...pse9e3kax5.jpg

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0dyjhmul.jpg The long term solution. ...powder coat rims....rebuild with stainless steel spokes. Approximate cost �300...more if you buy new rims. Steve

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...psbai7yd58.jpg Well worth it!

Have I missed something?

What's all this cleaning all about?:sleep01:

Tenere Wheels and Spokes
 

No it doesn't. It will just protect them. In fact, after being coated, the sticky ACF will soon pick up road grime and actually look worse! However, you can rest assured that underneath everything will by tickety-boo.

Not necessarily a bad thing. Most people end up with tatty-looking rusty zinc-plated spokes because they try and polish them and are over zealous with their cleaning regime. If you try and polish them, all you'll end up doing is removing the protective zinc plate, exposing the steel to oxidation and they go rusty quicker than left alone! Just wash them off if you must clean them. Never use anything abrasive (Autosol etc.) and avoid using anything acid (which a lot of car wheel cleaners are).

...a case in point!

I have never cleaned my spokes in eight years, just washed and recoated them with ACF-50 every once in a while and they ain't too bad at all.

Ah I'll stop cleaning them, only started 4, so I'll stick to washing them and let them get dirty again. I'll get some acf ordered up too

Me too.

Though to be fair, the paint on the hubs is starting to show it's age

I agree with all of the above, but.....each to their own. I lover my spangly gold wheels!!..and rebuilding them with thicker /stronger stainless spokes has hopefully strengthened up the rims. Who knows! , how you fettle your bike is a personal thing. Definitely rear shock next!. Anyway, got to go , bike to clean!

Indeed. It's just that (as you found) achieving shiny spokes is not an attainable goal with the standard items.

If you like 'em to sparkle, then stainless is the only option.

I have just painted,with a tiny artists brush,all the spokes and hubs using a black rust paint from Tool Station...I have used it on my car for years.

�20 for a litre.