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Old 11-28-10 | 03:31 PM
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FBinNY
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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Now that you've explained your thinking, I'm going to suggest that you leave the wheel alone, except to true it up if necessary.

The nicked or dinged spokes are definitely more likely to fail, but who knows when, and you could be riding this wheel for quite a while, maybe replacing one or even two spokes in the interim.

Yes, I'm definitely of the don't fix what ain't broke school, and you can factor that into the advice, but anticipating potential future spoke breakage is a wasteful, useless endeavor. You're just as likely to trash the rim in a crash or unfortunate encounter with a pothole as you are to break a spoke, so you might as well save the time and money and wait it out.

If there's a reason that puts a higher than normal premium on reliability, such as traveling with the bike, do the job right and rebuild from scratch, which won't be harder, and will only cost you for the added spokes. Otherwise, ride it as is and see how many free miles you can accumulate.

BTW- some years back my chain over-derailed and sawed a few spokes 1/3 partially through. One eventually broke and I replaced it, and continued to ride that wheel until I retired the bike. I still ride it once in a while as my "C" bike, and it still has the damaged wheel. Given my age, and the quality of new stuff, odds are it'll last until there's just no reason to ride it any longer (or I can't)
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