spoke break!!!1!1shiftone!shiftone!!1

so i was moving crap all day into my new pad and didn't ride at all, my friends came over to help out (what are friends for right) and my buddy Zach is inspecting my bike(because its close to godliness)and goes whoa what happen to you spoke, i then replied WHAT HAPPEND TO MY SPOKE and i look done and a spoke on the rear wheel (at the hub) broke in half, my question is HOW THE HELL Does that HAPPEN!!!?!?!

Only Pros do that

You're good!


Maybe something hit it from an unanticipated (not tension up or tension down) direction.

I wonder if the tension on the spokes in the wheel was too low or too high to start with.

Maybe but there goes twenty bucks for an install and true

spokes break - you're just a hammer on the bike man! 20 bux for a single spoke and a true? try EPIC bikes in westmin on magnolia at the 405. local BMX shop that if fixed-friendly. prolly charge you 10 bux OTD...

well so went to install the new spoke started to tru the wheel and *SNAP* another spoke bites the dust. fml

ziovan wrote:

well so went to install the new spoke started to tru the wheel and *SNAP* another spoke bites the dust. fml

they can be too tight. but since they rub together and are susceptible to friciton and flexion they break. maybe you are laced up a little too tight - thats not good cuz you will only start breakign more the more you start pulling on the rum during truing...

it may be time to bite the 25 dollar bullet and re-build the wheel. but then you could pick color-coordinated spokes and nipples... haha.

hah, yeah im not a wheel builder though and the shop is gonna want $$ for it and that i dont have.

ziovan wrote:

hah, yeah im not a wheel builder though and the shop is gonna want $$ for it and that i dont have.

i hear on the broke tip... we all broke these days.... :-(

search YouTube for "How to lace a bicycle wheel"

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a 3-cross is the most common. if you can at least lace it right, then the true is much cheaper... like 12 bux or something.

whenever i need to learn something - i try YT first... theres LOTs of bored people who are proud of their accomplishments and so they share it on YT! haha.

rad will do, i love that site, anyhow i found a 700c with tube and tire for 40 dollars at orangecountyfixed.com so mnaybe that will be cheaper

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Sheldon has a pretty useful wheelbuilding guide.

mattamatta wrote:

For bike tech knowhow, it never hurts to read [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and check out videos at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Sheldon has a pretty useful wheelbuilding guide.

i like it matt! WORD!

Yeah, Sheldon's stuff is pretty much a must-read for anyone who wants to do bike work, understand bike work, understand bikes, or even just cut through some bike marketing crap.