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Old 08-14-07, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by tellyho
I wonder if there's a broader tension problem here causing your spoke breakage. It seems strange that they would begin breaking spontaneously.
Broken spokes tend to come in bunches. If they are breaking at the hub, it is from loose spokes flexing too much. (Breaking at the nipple is rarer and probably from being too tight).
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