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Old 01-10-11 | 10:18 PM
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I have a new bike with Mavic Aksium wheels on it and noticed one of the spokes is twisted a bit is this just cosmetic or should i have it looked at? thanks in advance.
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Old 01-10-11 | 10:24 PM
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If the spokes weren't bladed, would you have noticed? It's pretty easy to straighten them out, you just need to be a little careful that you don't move the nipple at the same time. Before I procured a little plastic tool for the job, I used a small adjustable wrench to do just that. Put a strip of electrical tape on the jaws so I didn't scratch the spoke and create a stress riser, though that may have been overkill.
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Old 01-10-11 | 10:27 PM
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...noticed one of the spokes is twisted a bit...
Call it a phase and blame it on that devil-rock music. It'll grow out of it.
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Old 01-10-11 | 10:32 PM
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Picture needed. Depending on the model it could be a bad thing but odds are you are fine.
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