wheel -pinging
10-10-05, 06:00 PM
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wheel -pinging
My friend is a masher and has been breaking his spokes - shimano 540 - wheel 24 spokes, he weighs 90kg. Is the wheel not strong for him or the spokes needs retension? The spokes feels tight already.
10-10-05, 06:07 PM
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If they are pinging when the bike is coasting that's a sign of loose spokes, and it's the loose ones that break.
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He is a bit heavy to be on only 24 spokes. 32 sounds more the right number.
