Originally Posted by
topher5150
I bought a Cannondal Trail 5 this spring and so far I have snapped four spokes in the rear tire. The guy at the bike shop said something about upgrading the rim if it continues. Is an upgrade the only thing that will prevent this from continuing, or is there a more economical alternative?
I believe that as nc said it is a poor build of your wheels. But you have provided very little information to go by other than you are breaking spokes. It might help to know which side of rear wheel, where the breakage occurred (in middle, near nipple, at elbow), type of spoke (straight, butted, gauge), your weight and type of terrain you ride, spoke tensions (each side of wheel front & rear).
And I do not see how changing the rim would fix a spoke breaking problem unless it is a damages rim which results in uneven spoke tension to bring it into true.