Originally Posted by
Booger1
Fietsbob must be old like me.....There's only a couple people on here that have heard of this before,every time I mention this I catch alot of flak,so I stopped.
You don't need $20 fiber spokes or any fancy tools! A pair of needle nose pliers,some extra long spokes and a little practice.Bend a couple up,strap them to your rack with a few zipties.
Cut off head,put an s bend in the spoke,no need to remove cassette.You can lace a complete wheel like that if needed.
Emergency spokes for a $1.
A company called Eldi used to make the pliers to make the bend in the spoke but I haven't seen them in 30 years.
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So, like I said, this is not the norm. 99% of people do have to remove their cassette to change a broken spoke.
Although, this does make me want to learn how to do it your way.
