Thread: Broken Spoke?
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Old 10-05-07, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by capwater
Huh???? He busted one spoke, kept on riding and the others loosened up. Replace the one spoke and true the wheel. 30 - 40 bucks max.
He said that he has one broken spoke and at least a couple of others that are very loose. To me that spells "bent rim". You can pull a bent rim into line with spoke tension but it won't be a good wheel. Fix it right or fix it twice, your choice.
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