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Old 10-10-08, 12:07 PM
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Why did the 2 spokes break?

Keep in mind that we're talking about a wheel that's nearing the quarter century mark. Lots of bad things can happen to a bicycle wheel in that much time. If you brought that wheel to me the very first thing that I would do would be to examine the brake track for wear. If the brakeing surface has significant wear (very likely on a wheel that old) it's pointless to talk about doing anything else with the rim.

Most likely you have a bent rim. Sometimes it's possible to massage that back into line but you can never make a good wheel out of it.
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