A customer brought in a Eurus front wheel for repair.
One spoke is broken.
It broke right at the transition point where the spoke changes from a round cross-section to a flattened butted section,
and the spoke's threaded section and nipple are seized together,
so the nipple can't be reused.
All fixed.
↑the broken spoke
The Eurus was the flagship model of Campagnolo's medium-height aluminum rim wheels before the Shamal Ultra,
and the 5.5mm hex brass nipples used on it
were also used exclusively on the original Campagnolo Racing 1.
I happened to have a reasonable stock of these in inventory for repairs,
so I was able to fix it right away.
It's not a part we use much anymore,
but it's scary not to have any on hand at all.
One spoke is broken.
It broke right at the transition point where the spoke changes from a round cross-section to a flattened butted section,
and the spoke's threaded section and nipple are seized together,
so the nipple can't be reused.
All fixed.
↑the broken spoke
The Eurus was the flagship model of Campagnolo's medium-height aluminum rim wheels before the Shamal Ultra,
and the 5.5mm hex brass nipples used on it
were also used exclusively on the original Campagnolo Racing 1.
I happened to have a reasonable stock of these in inventory for repairs,
so I was able to fix it right away.
It's not a part we use much anymore,
but it's scary not to have any on hand at all.