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Old 09-16-10, 09:25 PM
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can a dropped chain break spokes?

something weird happened today - maybe not so weird.

downshifted on a hill and dropped a chain on the rear wheel. normally wouldn't be a big deal, but when I pulled over I found that four spokes had snapped.

did some fishing around and realized that there is no "dork disc" on my back wheel. i think my LBS removed it when they installed my custom-built wheel.

is it true that a missing dork-disc will lead to spoke breakage when dropping a chain? if so then I think the LBS owes me four spokes and a wheel truing.

thanks & sorry if this is too obvious!
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