Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
Along my ride today I had not one, but two, black cats cross my path. I thought "I'm not worried, I'm not the superstitious type."
Not too long after that, I stood up to accelerate at an intersection and heard that tell tale twang. No big deal. I wrapped it around its neighbor and made it home fine.
I can do most things to a bike. Wheels are out of the question. I am going to take it to the shop to have the spoke replaced and the wheel trued. Is it SOP that all spokes are properly tensioned when a wheel is trued, or should I ask for that? The last time I popped a spoke may years ago, I took the wheel in. Not too long after I got it back, I broke another. Is breaking one indicative that others may be in danger of breaking?
I'm going to assume you broke the spoke at the nipple, since it's easy enough to unscrew a spoke broken at the head.
You'll have to ask for tensions to be checked, because its not typical with a broken spoke replacement. Most shops will have that done while you wait. They might balk at the request, and how would they prove it to you?
As far as breaking other spokes, the only answer is "maybe". Unless you damaged the rim to break the spokes, it's hard to tell. I think it's Jobst Brandt that suggested that 'lazy' spokes that lose tension at the bottom of the wheel are the ones to break first because of fatigue, and lazy spokes have lots of causes.