Bicycle Mechanics - spoke size?

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Bloodshot
10-25-12, 10:08 PM
I broke a spoke tonight on my rear wheel drive side. I went to the web site of the company and found the wheel and spoke specs, but it doesn't list the drive side spokes in the parts list. Only the non-drive and front spokes. Am I to assume the front spokes fit the drive side on the rear wheel? Here is the web page for the wheel set parts: http://www.vueltausa.com/corsa-lite-wheel-parts-1.html
Let me know what you think.
Thanks

rogerstg
10-26-12, 07:14 AM
I think that you should measure a spoke instead of guessing or assuming.
mrrabbit
10-26-12, 07:26 AM
Take to an LBS, have 'em measure/estimate the old broken spoke...then order the spoke you need.

=8-)

wmodavis
10-26-12, 07:31 AM
" Am I to assume the front spokes fit the drive side on the rear wheel?"

Assuming can be wastefully expensive. I'd either remove an undamaged DS spoke and measure it or as M said "Take to an LBS..."
Bloodshot
10-26-12, 02:37 PM
or I could email the company and they could tell me what it is. done.
cny-bikeman
10-26-12, 03:06 PM
or I could email the company and they could tell me what it is. done.

A ruler or taking a spoke to the LBS would be a more straightforward, applicable to any wheel, and takes less time.
Retro Grouch
10-26-12, 08:38 PM
A ruler or taking a spoke to the LBS would be a more straightforward, applicable to any wheel, and takes less time.

More reliable too. It's not uncommon for bike specs to be changed in the middle of a model year.
catonec
10-26-12, 11:35 PM
Take to an LBS,

have them true/dish/ and re-tension the wheel while they're at it.