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Old 09-06-07 | 10:39 AM
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From: GDTRFB
Originally Posted by HillRider
What type of riding do you do? How harsh a rider are you and how heavy? How old was the wheel that had the spokes break?

Thicker (lower gauge number) spokes may not help unless you are using 15 ga non-butted spokes now.
Road riding, mostly solo- 1 group ride/week
Not terribly harsh, but I was in an interval (high gear, mid 90s cadence) when the last spoke broke.
I'm about 175 lbs.
The wheel had about 1200 miles before the snapping started.
How can I tell what type of spokes are on the wheel?
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