Originally Posted by
MassiveD
Rob, thanks for the data. Removal is a fair point. I think they are stupid but can't say it hurts much to provide them, it is a very small BO. I need to figure out some cool thing to keep in there. I keep spokes in my panniers and they look brand new at the end of the tour. It would be tough to do them any serious harm. Some people like keeping them in the seatpost, though I really hate moving the seat once I have it dialed in. Though I never have to replace a spoke so maybe that is not much of an objection.
Originally Posted by
Ridefreemc
Lots of discussion regarding the spoke holder. I wonder home many of you have had to replace a spoke on the road. I taped a set of spokes on my Blackburn rack in 1979 and just took them off last year - good tape, but never used them. Seems like properly built wheels don't have spoke breakage issues, and I know of no one that has had a front break.
Some people do break spokes, but I agree that it's far from the most common issue to arise. But having a spare on hand and not needing it seems like a far less hardship then needing one and not having it. That's why I like the idea of a spoke holder, fasten those spokes in and never think about them again if you're lucky. But there are certainly other options. It just seems like the spoke holder, even if not used, is of very little consequence, so I don't know why it bothers some people.
And I agree with MassiveD about not wanting to mess with the seat post, but for as often as I need a spoke on the road (almost never) it seems like a reasonable solution.