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Old 12-04-15 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Squeezebox
I probably don't understand. Wouldn't the spokes being inside my seatpost require my to pull the seatpost out of the frame to get to the spokes, and do all that necessary seatpost adjustment. I've usually seen spokes taped somewhere to the outside of the frame.
I have not had to replace a spoke since the 1980s. I still carry them, but they can be the least convenient item you carry for access. For most people, the spokes will last as long as the bike.

I wrap a piece of electrical tape around my seatpost about 5mm above the frame to tell me where teh post goes. I use that gap of about 5mm so that can easily see if the seatpost slid down, no gap means it moved.
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