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Broken Spoke

  • 06-08-2013 7:42pm
    #1
    Cork24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,663 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, Just Wondering how hard / easy is it to replace a broken Spoke ?

    was out cycling and heard a crack. and the front wheel started wiggle side to side,


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  • #2
    Sasso
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Sasso


    Hi, happens regular enough. had same experience myself today. However I believe that it is best to drop wheel into lbs for spoke replace and a "true wheel" service. That way you will get back right, should cost approx €10.
    Spokes need to be tweeked at right tension etc to get wheel right. Otherwise if doing yourself you could have them too tight/loose and cause more probs incl more whhel buckles.
    Others with more home repair experience may post with alternative advice but thats mine for what its worth


  • #3
    Cork24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,663 ✭✭✭Cork24


    thanks for the heads up


  • #4
    AltAccount
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,058 ✭✭✭AltAccount


    Are you sure it's a spoke? Have you found the loose/broken one on the wheel?


  • #5
    pprendeville
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭pprendeville


    You'd need a spoke weench, wheel truing stand and a dishing tool to get it fixed (properly). Good tools to invest in.


  • #6
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,853 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    Depending on how fussy you are, you can get away with only a spoke key and a spoke (of the correct length). You can true the wheel in the frame, using the brake pads to gauge how out of true the wheel is. I do it this way, with acceptable results.

    But since you'll probably have to go to the shop with the bike or wheel to get the right spoke, you might as well let them replace the spoke. If you break a lot of spokes, as I used to, it's worth learning how to do it.


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  • #7
    njburke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭njburke


    On a rear wheel, does the block need to come off ?

    I broke two spokes recently and so I asked to buy a couple of spokes in the right lenght for the rear wheel, he asked had I the block spanner to remove the block.


  • #8
    Cork24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,663 ✭✭✭Cork24


    I took the wheel in to get fixed. Don't have the tools and want to be back on the road as soon as possible.


  • #9
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,853 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    njburke wrote: »
    On a rear wheel, does the block need to come off ?

    I broke two spokes recently and so I asked to buy a couple of spokes in the right lenght for the rear wheel, he asked had I the block spanner to remove the block.
    In my experience, yes, regardless of whether the spoke breaks on the drive side or the other side. Maybe that's just my experience. I guess you always have to remove the block if the break is on the drive side.


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