What is a spoke? You can define it in different ways: a piece of steel, a wire, a spring or, what we like best, the connection between the hub and the rim.
What is a nipple? You could name it differently as well.
A piece of metal, a screw nut, or what we prefer to call is the connecting point between the rim and spoke.
Demand in the market differs a lot.
The Slovak Championship 2012 happened during the week-end of July 21st. After three years, the Championship moved again to Kubinska Hola, one of the toughest tracks in Slovakia. At the end of a spectacular two-day race, the Novatec Team riding on the Sapim spokes illustrated itself with Filip Zeman, Martin Knapec and Lukas Ucen. . All three of them became Slovak champions for the season 2012 in their category.
We all talk about using the right tool for the job, but which one is that? Is it aero, butted or basic and which nipple? Let's find out!
20 Inch Olympic Dreams": is a short film I shot about Travis Martin, the father of Olympian Arielle Martin of the 2012 USA BMX Team. The idea behind the video came to me just after Arielle qualified for the 2012 Olympics. Travis has always built...
The passion for bikes becomes a big part of my life when I started working for Sapim 12 years ago. Every wheel is different and need a special combination of spoke and nipple. At events, work or daily live I give the people as much a possible...
The high quality standard set up by Sapim for spokes and nipples requires special machinery and people. Therefore all equipment needed for the production of spokes and nipples is adapted by our high qualified and experienced R&D department. ...
Quality and traceability of the material are key priorities for Sapim. In this respect, the highly skilled operators of Sapim can rely on a state-of-the-art laboratory facility in which all necessary tests could be handled. This allows a proper...
In order to perform at the top you not only need to train hard but your material should also be 100% reliable. That’s the reason why I have chosen Sapim for 13 years.
My favorite spoke is the CX Ray...
I like the fact that Sapim is a Belgian product. I trust on Sapim spokes in the most severe conditions I usually meet such as downhill tracks with many stones, rocks and holes. Sapim spokes together with Mavic rims and Hope hubs is the perfect...