I have an early 80's eara Worksman Cycles bicycle with Worksman wheels. These wheels are beasts! I am not sure what they had in mind for their bikes, but they went overboard on the wheels. (45mm wide with 11 ga spokes!) I think Worksman used to make Postal bikes, so maybe the mail man is catching some air on some sweet jumps on his rounds?
When I had the tires off of the rims, I tried to loosen some of the spokes. Eventually I would like to pull the wheel apart, paint the hubs and outer rim, maybe install a nexus or SA rear hub and then re-assemble. But I couldn't budge the spokes. I only tried maybe 4 - 6 spokes, I was worried about replacement parts if I managed to break a spoke so I didn't really try to wrench one.
Is there a way to overcome the (I am guessing) galvanic corrosion/welding that is holding those spokes to the nipples? Just WD-40 or something more fancy? Through my work I can get my hands on just about any chemical, so don't be shy with suggestions!
Is it possible to buy replacement spokes? I e-mailed Worksman and didn't get much of a response. I would hate to have to put a more standard wheel on that bike, the rims are one of things that really "make" that bike.
When I had the tires off of the rims, I tried to loosen some of the spokes. Eventually I would like to pull the wheel apart, paint the hubs and outer rim, maybe install a nexus or SA rear hub and then re-assemble. But I couldn't budge the spokes. I only tried maybe 4 - 6 spokes, I was worried about replacement parts if I managed to break a spoke so I didn't really try to wrench one.
Is there a way to overcome the (I am guessing) galvanic corrosion/welding that is holding those spokes to the nipples? Just WD-40 or something more fancy? Through my work I can get my hands on just about any chemical, so don't be shy with suggestions!
Is it possible to buy replacement spokes? I e-mailed Worksman and didn't get much of a response. I would hate to have to put a more standard wheel on that bike, the rims are one of things that really "make" that bike.