Originally Posted by
CraigB
Back in the day, as the youngsters like to say, I had a couple of friends who would pack a spare spoke or two inside their road bike handlebars for just such occasions. Remove the bar end plug and pull out the spoke. Any slight bend that remained in it would straighten out when it was tensioned.
I have never broken a spoke on a front wheel. On a rear wheel my broken spokes have occured on the sprocket side. It is hard to replace those spokes without removing the cassette. I don't carry a whip and freewheel wrench with me.
I have always been lucky to be able to ride home with a single broken spoke.