Originally Posted by
tugrul
Curious, my Fuji has this on the non drive side.
I had a '08 Fuji Tourer and a 70's Fuji Tourer both with the spare Spoke holder on the Non-Drive-Side. Always thought it would have made more sense on the drive side doubling as a chain slap protector.
Originally Posted by Marley Mission
thanks for the info guys - yes this was a freewheel side break
i am doing the install myself cause it costs 20 for them to ddo the repair but only a buck for the spoke
looks pretty straight forward - am i right about this
i have experience truing and usually do a decent job though i need to get a true stand
also i am picking up a dish gauge tool and was considering something to measure tension - it occured to me that the break could be related to improper tension even if running true? thoughts?
Its pretty straightforward but since you're dealing with a Break on the drive side, you'll more than likely need to remove the freewheel to replace the spoke....that's likely why your LBS wants 20 bones to do the replacement for you.
A dish stick is, IMHO, unnecessary unless you're building wheels and even then you can get by just fine without it.
A tensionmeter is a nice tool, and sometimes spoke breakage can be caused by improper tension even when the wheel is true.