Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=68723]chase[/MENTION]58 is right. I've ridden with an even smaller gap than that, and it makes me nervous. Once, I did break a spoke, and the wheel would absolutely not turn. I happened to have a spoke wrench with me, which was a lucky thing. I loosened the spokes near the broken one and managed to ride home. If you want to use this plan, of course you'll need the required skill.
How long ago was that? I've had a number of broken spokes on older single walled rims and also some on newer double walled rims. On the single wall, it gets wacky real quick. Every time I've broken one on a double walled rim I just had a slight wobble that didn't even rub the brake pads.