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04-03-11, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jeepr

I agree. Pull the rubber and rim strip off and see if the spoke goes all the way through the nipple, or close to it.

The OP doesn't even need to do that, except to see if all the spokes are short. When nipples break, it's always at or beyond the end of the spoke. If the broken section still attached to the spoke is the shank, that confirms the short spoke diagnosis.

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