Hello,
I am building a set of vintage lightweight 700c tubular road wheels where I have a slight excess spoke threads (1/8") protruding within the rim after the wheel is built.
To save on weight, I need to cut off the excess threads within the rim while the spoke is mounted. Does anyone know where I can find a tool that can extend within a drilled tubie rim to cut the excess spoke length? I vaguely remember such a tool that was shaped like a chicken beak used to cut these spokes when I worked in a bike shop 25 years ago.
If one of these spoke cutters is not currently available, could you recommend a vintage manufacturer and model of this type of spoke cutter? I realize that selecting the correct length of spokes is required, but this is for a Teledyne Titan "weight weenie" project bike that I am constructing where minimal weight is needed...
Thanks, Steve Neago
Cincinnati, Ohio