Originally Posted by timcupery
As for what to do with the wheel now, you can probably keep the drive-side spokes (assuming, again, that the broken spoke was on the non-drive-side). Replace the non-drive-side spokes with 14/15/14 butted spokes, which
a) will be new
b) are thinner in the middle and thus stretch more at a given tension, meaning they are less likely to go slack under rim deflection
Interesting, thanks Tim! I hadn't thought about the fact that I could keep the drive side spokes... Of the 10-odd spokes I've broken on this wheel, I believe one was on the drive side.
In any case. I already ripped the thing apart trying to determine whether the rim was ruined or not. I didn't keep track of which spokes were right or left side. In any case, Nashbar has good deals on spokes right now. I'll be able to sleep better knowing that I've fully exorcised this wheel. Only the hub is original. And we all know that wheel-breaking demons do not live in the hub, right... right?!?!?
Glad your rim is okay. the MA2 was a nice rim.
Indeed
