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07-25-08, 12:10 PM
On my Schwinn. I heard a sproing yesterday on our errand ride, but couldn't immediately find the spoke that popped. Well, I found it this morning......drive side spoke, down at the hub end. I can't really complain, though, the spoke is only 23 years old. ;) Time for Linn to rebuild the wheel, I guess.
I'm glad it was on a 40 spoke wheel, though, since I had the panniers and such loaded.....grocery run! I probably had 45 pounds in the panniers, so it's my own fault. ;)
Flip side, the rim isn't much out of true, so it's salvageable. :D That's the nice thing about high spoke count wheels......lose a spoke and you aren't at risk of complete wheel failure. ;) I thought about redoing the wheel myself, but in honesty, don't have the patience or really the inclination. I had a spoke pop earlier this year on the nondrive side and tried to get by on a simple replacement, but what can I say....cheaping out just bit me in the butt. ;)
I'm glad it was on a 40 spoke wheel, though, since I had the panniers and such loaded.....grocery run! I probably had 45 pounds in the panniers, so it's my own fault. ;)
Flip side, the rim isn't much out of true, so it's salvageable. :D That's the nice thing about high spoke count wheels......lose a spoke and you aren't at risk of complete wheel failure. ;) I thought about redoing the wheel myself, but in honesty, don't have the patience or really the inclination. I had a spoke pop earlier this year on the nondrive side and tried to get by on a simple replacement, but what can I say....cheaping out just bit me in the butt. ;)