Carrying spare spokes?
#26
Senior Member
Spares get electrical taped on top of the drive side chain stay. Spare spokes and stay protector in one.
#27
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BTW, If carrying spare spokes I recommend carrying several. If you have spoke problems it can involve multiple spokes. I once had one of the bolts that hold the cluster together get loose and back out, scoring the spokes. Somehow it stayed in place when I took the cassette off so I didn't see what was happening. I had spokes popping left and right for a while until I figured out what was going on. I have also seen road debris get into the wheel and break multiple spokes.
I like the idea of z bend spare spokes, but have not used them. It seems like they would be as easy or easier than a fiber fix to use while still having the advantage of not needing to remove the cassette. I keep threatening to buy or make a tool to make a z bend and make up some spare spokes.
#28
Crawler
Haven't needed a spoke wrench in a while. I have multitool that has a set though. I might pack some spokes if I'm travelling more than two weeks.
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I taped several of each size to down tube didn’t add much weight and out of the way thankfully I didn’t break any spokes in 3 trips across the country
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I always carried my spare spokes in the handle bars, get a slight bend in them, but it straightens right out when you tension them.
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
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