mezza

I'm currently busting a spoke a week... I'm getting the LBS building me up a wheel with a motorbike rim, 1" titanium rods and space shuttle parts... Okay, its a no-name indestructable rim and DT spokes, the spokes used on TANDEMS!! Damn that should be strong.

Yesterday morning I was weaving throught traffic on my morning commmute. I was trundling along real slow between traffic waiting at the lights. The lights went green and I accellerated through. At the foot of a short sharp hill I 'droped the hamer' and TWANG!! A spoke popped and the wheel flexed so far it began grinding into the chainstay!! I ground to a halt in the middle of the lane, hopped off and walked the bike to the side of the road rather embarassed.

Seriously I've done 6 spokes in 6 weeks. 2 of them were on the LBS 'loaner' wheel - the one that no-one ever breaks. The LBS guys were pissed off and amused. I don't hit pot holes, I'm 87kilo's... Maybe I am a sprint God....

Any of you guys break spokes like crazy and how have you stemmed the tide of wheel damage?

vpiuva

Non-drive side rear spokes?

waterrockets 

I'm betting DS rear spokes. What kind of wheel was this? (rim depth, spoke count, lacing pattern)

My rear wheel is a popular tandem wheel (36h Deep V), and I race on it. It's fine, and I'm not breaking any spokes.

mezza

Always rear, drive side and non drive side...

vpiuva

Well, he's got both. Still probably a tension issue, not really a problem with your weight and power.

Retro Grouch 

That would be my guess too. I'm betting that a well built wheel using good, but not exotic, components will solve his problem.

biker128pedal

How old is the rear wheel? Could be fatigue.