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andy67b said:
Any reason why I'm constantly losing rear wheel spokes? I regulary check them making sure they're not over tightened, also try avoiding potholes and never ride off road either. The wheel runs true not buckled. Any help guys?
Thanks in advance
What bike? What wheel? What weight are you?Thanks in advance
Ive always found once you have lost more than one spoke its wheel re-build (if worth it) or new wheel time, on cheaper wheels at least
Ive also found wheels that come with bikes under a grand are quite poor and liable to this. Even upgrading them with wheels in the 100-200£ price range stopped any spokes breaking for me
I used to break a few spokes on my Marin mountain bike, took it to a bike shop that knew what they were doing and they suggested rebuilding the wheel in plain gauge spokes rather than the double butted jobs that were on there. Made the wheel a lot stronger and more suited to my 16st frame and clumsy riding style. No problems after that.
A certain national chain tried to tell me that the rim was shot as it was buckled (mainly because a spoke was missing
) and that I should buy a new rim. Left quite quickly 
A certain national chain tried to tell me that the rim was shot as it was buckled (mainly because a spoke was missing
) and that I should buy a new rim. Left quite quickly You need to make sure that all the spokes are tight enough. If they aren't then the load isn't spread evenly and you start applying high cyclical loads to individual spokes which leads to fatigue and failure. Usually they'll fail this way on the J sections, when they fail on the thin butted section they usually have a derailleur stuffed through them.
If you bring it round I'll check them over and get it right for you.
If you bring it round I'll check them over and get it right for you.
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