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Old 08-19-09, 02:19 AM
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did the spokes snap on the drive side or the non-drive side?
snapping at the hub side usually means spoke metal fatigue, which leads to not enough spoke tension when the wheel was first built up.

I'd recommend having the wheel rebuilt with 2.0/1.8/2.0mm double butted spokes and brass nipples.
and if the wheel builder can do it, tie solder the non drive side spokes.
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