Originally Posted by HiYoSilver
About a year and half of commuting, and on the ride in today a spoke broke. Huh, a spoke broke. I thought you didn't have to check spokes. So,
-- how often do spoke break?
-- do you check spoke tension regularly, or only when they break?
Thanks
yes you have to check spokes, i do everytime i check my tire pressure, usually just a squeeze, more if the wheel is coming out of true....they come loose, break when you hit bumps, rust out (i've had 6 break on 1 wheel when the salt got them in winter)
Because of the length of my commute and the weight i sometimes carry in my panniers, i switched to a 34 spoke wheel, have found it necessary to have it trued 3 times in 6 months, and tighten the odd spoke at least once/week
usually the rear wheel needs more attention