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Old 08-21-11, 01:35 PM
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c_mingus
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repeated spoke brakages

I bought a set of these wheels about 3 months ago and have already had 3 broken spokes. The first one made sense to me as i had noticed the spoke was bent while on a ride, i think i caught a stick in there or something, and it broke at that point before i got home that day. But the other two have been while riding on smooth pavement at relatively low speed. the second and third breakages were right next to the nipple.

Is it possible that the LBS i had do the replacement has not tensioned/balanced the wheel properly or do these wheels just have crap spokes in them? Is there anything else that can cause frequent breakages before i go and hassle the LBS about it?
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