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Giant Defy Snapped Spoke

  • 06-05-2014 8:17pm
    #1
    The Sparrow
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    Half way home from work this evening one of the spokes on my Giant Defy 3 snapped. I wasn't sure if cycling on the bike would damage the wheel so I walked the 6km home with the bike.

    From looking at other threads it seems like a minor enough issue and I will drop it into my LBS when I get a chance. I have a couple of questions though.

    1. Does anyone know if this is a common problem with Giant Defy wheels? I'm 6'6 and 270 lbs (for now!) and I use a pannier which adds more weight so should I be looking at getting stronger wheels? If so, any recommendations?

    2. Is something like this likely to be covered by the Giant guarantee? The bike is less than 5 months old.


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  • #2
    Raam
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    Normally you can cycle home no problem. I have cycled 40km home on a wheel with a broken spoke and also descended a 16km mountain in the Alps with one.


  • #3
    The Sparrow
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    Raam wrote: »
    Normally you can cycle home no problem. I have cycled 40km home on a wheel with a broken spoke and also descended a 16km mountain in the Alps with one.

    I wasn't sure because I had a full pannier on it and was going to be cycling mostly uphill so I figured it best not to. Plus as the spoke snapped in the middle, it was awkward get the wheel to turn properly.


  • #4
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,318 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    The Sparrow wrote: »
    I wasn't sure because I had a full pannier on it and was going to be cycling mostly uphill so I figured it best not to. Plus as the spoke snapped in the middle, it was awkward get the wheel to turn properly.

    You can sometimes wrap the broken spoke around another one so that it is not dangling. That is what I had to do. Depends on the spoke. As for the pannier, I'd probably have chanced riding it just to save the long walk.

    I dunno if it is covered under any warranty as spokes can break all the time but you might get satisfaction if you ask at the place where you bought it. If not, well it is a quick enough job to get a repair done.


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