Most common material for nipples, brass nipples are generally nickel coated to ensure good corrosion resistance. Most wheel building robots can only work with brass nipples. Sapim offer brass nipples in silver and black.
The head is working like a ball joint. For a better spoke nipple line.
Weight
– 64 pcs weight Polyax Brass 14mm 68.19g
Advantages:
– Silent, effective truing with no more squeaks
– Virtually torsion free spokes
– High tension wheels without problems
– No over tight nipples on spoke threads
– No more oily and dirty wheels
– Just efficient dry working and clean hands
– No unnecessary cleaning
– Wheels are easier to true
New nipple locking system (patented)
The patented Secure Lock nipple of Sapim is a locking mechanism that prevents nipples from untightening.
The advantages of this easy locking system are:
– Can be used on truing machine
– No loose function while truing the wheel
– Available on most current Sapim nipples
– Easy to recognize
Highly precise and accurate punching machines are needed for this type of locking system in order to achieve a stable and well defined deformation on the thread. Standard locking resistance of 12 cNm.
